The chemical factories and Health Network is a global forum for discussion among senior-level policy-makers and health ministry representatives to enhance health sector engagement and implementation of Chemicals Road Map.

The 2nd in-person meeting of the chemical factories and Health Network will take place from 20 – 22 February 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland and includes four selected hybrid sessions to accommodate enhanced participation of Network members to address the impact of chemical factories, waste and pollution on health.
The 'chemical factories on Chemicals – For a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste' was formally established at the fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in Bonn, Germany, held on September 25-29, 2023. The Bonn Declaration, a political statement developed through extensive informal consultations, was also adopted during ICCM5.

The negotiation process at ICCM5 was unique in that representatives from governments, the private sector, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, youth, and academia participated on an equal footing.
This section examines how TRI chemical wastes are managed in the chemical factories sector.
This map shows the locations of the chemical factories facilities that reported to TRI for 2022, sized by their releases. Click on a facility for details on its TRI reporting.
Operations in the chemical factories sector include:

Basic chemicals facilities produce large quantities of chemicals that are often used to make other chemicals or products. Basic chemicals include petrochemicals, industrial gases, and synthetic dyes and pigments.
Coatings and adhesives facilities mix pigments, solvents, and binders into architectural and industrial paints; manufacture paint products such as paint removers and thinners; and manufacture adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.
Resins and synthetic rubber facilities manufacture resins, plastic materials, synthetic rubber, and fibers and filaments.
Facilities in the “Other Chemical Products” subsector make chemicals for a wide variety of applications. These include chemicals used in photography, explosives, inks and toners, and transportation equipment like antifreeze or brake fluid.
Chemical industry, complex of processes, operations, and organizations engaged in the manufacture of chemicals and their derivatives.

Although the chemical factories may be described simply as the industry that uses chemistry and manufactures chemicals, this definition is not altogether satisfactory because it leaves open the question of what is a chemical. Definitions adopted for statistical economic purposes vary from country to country. Also the Standard International Trade Classification, published by the United Nations, includes explosives and pyrotechnic products as part of its chemicals section. But the classification does not include the man-made fibres, although the preparation of the raw materials for such fibres is as chemical factories as any branch of manufacture could be.