Their image was none too good to start with.
Deer Park fire a ‘blemish’ for the petrochemical industry’s image

The Deer Park petrochemical blaze prompted school closures, shelter-in-place orders, spikes in benzene levels and ship channel closures. It also cast a shadow over a petrochemical sector that has struggled to counter negative stereotypes that present the industry as dirty and dangerous.

Stereotypes? How about a massive record of facts extending back over a hundred years?