At a time when many industry events are shrinking, eChem Expo continues to grow, delivering more sessions, more exhibitors, and more opportunities to connect. By aligning content with real purchasing needs, the conference ensures attendees walk away with actionable strategies and the right contacts to move their organizations forward. 

Returning April 8–9, 2026, to the Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, TN, this biannual event combines a two-day PDH-accredited conference with a solutions oriented vendor expo floor, bringing together the people, technologies, and ideas shaping the industry’s future.

Explore our eight educational tracks, shaped by real industry needs, that highlight the innovations, technologies, and strategies driving the future of chemical processing and manufacturing.

DAY 1:

Capital Effectiveness

featuring sessions such as:

Capital Effectiveness and Canned Motor Pumps: A System-Level Comparison
 Capital equipment decisions affect reliability, maintenance and long-term cost. This session examines canned motor pump technology from a system-level perspective, highlighting material selection, sealing performance and testing standards. Learn how smart design choices can improve operational performance and overall capital effectiveness.

Operational Excellence

featuring sessions such as:

API 2000 Venting Design Limits Under Extreme Weather and Vapor Recovery Integration

 Extreme weather and evolving emissions controls are challenging traditional venting design assumptions. This session explores how temperature swings, solar loading and rainfall events impact tank over pressure and vacuum conditions, and where API 2000 formulas may fall short. Attendees will gain practical insight into safer vent sizing, vapor recovery integration and real-world design risks. 

Industrial Artificial Intelligence

featuring sessions such as:

Utility Asset Management Data Insights

This session will explore how AI can enhance utility asset management by improving equipment monitoring, predicting maintenance needs, and supporting more informed planning decisions. It will also outline practical steps for integrating AI tools and evaluating their long‑term value.

Workforce Development

featuring sessions such as:

Multimodal Learning and Accelerated Comprehension

This session will share how eBooks, mobile applications, and augmented reality can support multi-modal workforce development to accelerate onboarding, strengthen technical understanding, and build employee confidence. It will also outline methods for evaluating the effectiveness and return on investment in these training approaches using capital investment strategies.

EHS & Compliance

featuring sessions such as:

Risk-Based Inspection of Steam Systems based on API 581: A Practical Approach

This presentation will showcase risk assessments for steam systems across a range of industrial applications, aligned with the API 581 methodology. Real-world case studies from sectors such as petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing will illustrate practical implementations. 

Instrumentation for Process Reliability

Accelerating Turnarounds

featuring sessions such as:

Optimization of an Ethylbenzene/Styrene Splitter with RMP SP-type Structured Packings

 This case study begins with the early days of SM production in the 50´s when the EB/SM splitters were equipped with mass transfer trays. Following progress through the 1980s and late 1990s, the 1st generation packings were progressively replaced by 2nd generation 250 and 350 m2/m3 high capacity structured packings. Our case study ends with the newest generation of structured packings, the RMP SP-type and its performance.

Novel Equipment Design

Expert-Led Sessions

• Two days of expert-led sessions and panels
• PDH-accredited content to support professional growth
• Focus areas driven by real purchasing needs and stakeholder interviews

Panels & Keynotes

• Engaging, interactive discussions on top-of-mind topics: sustainability, decarbonization, AI, workforce development, safety, and operational excellence. Keynotes from leaders across the industry set the tone with big-picture insights.

Workforce Development & PDH Credits

• Professional growth is central to the event. Attendees earn professional development hours while gaining practical skills to advance their careers and strengthen their organizations.

Focus Areas That Matter

• Our eleven focus areas are built around real purchasing needs and plant-level challenges identified through stakeholder interviews. From energy efficiency to supply chain resilience, content is grounded in real-world decision-making.

Community & Collaboration

• More than just an Expo, eChem Expo creates a community environment where plant managers, engineers, and decision-makers can collaborate, share challenges, and find solutions together.

Innovation Exchange

• Rapid-fire panels and interactive discussions allow attendees to hear directly from innovators and peers about the latest technologies, strategies, and lessons learned.

Safety at the Core

• Safety is consistently ranked as the top priority and is woven throughout every panel, session, and exhibitor demonstration.

View our past conference program:

2026 Conference Program coming soon.