KINGSPORT – Coal gasification seems to be at the core of the innovation platform of Eastman Chemical Co. And it’s getting lots of attention now in the wake of an explosion that rocked an Eastman coal gasification facility on Oct. 4. The incident, according to Eastman, resulted in no serious injuries or impact to the environment. What’s happening to restore coal gasification production? “Eastman has been exploring a number of alternative means to replace lost production capacity related to the incident that occurred in coal gasification on Oct.