Eastman Chemical Company -

Henry never intended to stay in Kingsport. Like most young men in the foothills of the Appalachians, he had one foot out the door, dreaming of Detroit’s assembly lines or the jazz clubs of Chicago. But his father, a foreman at the new “Eastman” plant, had given him a piece of advice: “Son, don’t chase smoke. Learn to make something solid from it.”

Eastman Chemical Company operates through five business segments: eastman chemical company

The modern Eastman campus looks less like a factory and more like a university for giants. Glass buildings rise where coal piles once stood. Inside the main R&D center, there is a vault. Not for money—for materials . Henry never intended to stay in Kingsport