Kansas City Southern Joins Global Network of Operation Clean Sweep®
August 13 2020 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it
has formally joined the global network of Operation Clean Sweep® –
the Plastic Industry Association’s and American Chemistry Council’s
Plastics Division’s campaign to reduce pellet, flake and powder
loss for greater product stewardship and environmental protection.
OCS reaches all aspects of the plastics industry and is being
adopted globally through the Global Declaration of Solutions to
Marine Litter.
“As a transportation provider, this is an important initiative
and a direct way that KCS can work toward eliminating plastic waste
in the environment,” said KCS executive vice president and chief
marketing officer Mike Naatz. “We are committed to adopting and
implementing the Operation Clean Sweep® program of best management
practices to reduce pellet, flake and powder loss for the
protection of the environment.”
“As part of KCS’ Health, Safety, Security and Environmental
Commitment Statement, we affirm, to all our stakeholders, including
our employees, customers, shareholders, and the public, our
commitment to safe, healthy, and secure operations,” said KCS
executive vice president and chief operating officer Jeff
Songer.
Specific initiatives now underway in the U.S. and Mexico include
development of a transload environmental compliance evaluation
program for facilities on KCS property; incorporation of OCS Best
Management Practices into the company’s storm water pollution
prevention training; and referencing the OCS Program Manual in
future plastics transload agreements.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North
American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway
system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada.
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C. Doniele Carlson 816-983-1372 dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
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