Operating largely without oversight, Mattei built refineries and chemical plants, and pipelines reaching as far as Bavaria.

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These include information about vulnerabilities associated with U.S. ports, airports, transportation systems, refineries, chemical and nuclear facilities, etc.

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The company manufactures low-carbon fuels made from the industrial waste of steel mills, oil refineries and chemical manufacturers.

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From the west, floodwaters would flow through an industrial complex that includes refineries and chemical plants, said van Heerden, who has studied computer models about the impact of a strong hurricane for four years.

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Included are regulations on power plants, refineries, mining operations, cement plants, chemical manufacturers, and a host of other industries.

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Today company has stakes in pipelines, refineries, fertilizer, fibers and polymers, forest and consumer products, chemical technology.

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