NORFOLK, Va., May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern has
awarded 58 chemical customers its 2018 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety
Award, a long-standing initiative to promote safe rail-shipping
practices in communities the railroad serves.
During 2018, these award winners, including chemical
manufacturers and plants, safely shipped more than 265,370 carloads
of regulated hazardous material over Norfolk Southern's rail
network. To qualify for the award, the customers shipped at least
1,000 carloads on Norfolk Southern and handled all shipments
without a single incident. For the year, 55 corporations and three
chemical plants achieved this safety record. Fourteen companies
safely shipped more than 4,000 carloads each.
"We are proud to recognize these valued business partners for
their industry-leading safety practices," said Ed Elkins, vice president industrial products.
"At Norfolk Southern, serving our customers and working safely are
core principles of our strategic plan, and we appreciate the shared
commitment of the customers earning this safety award. Together, we
work hard every day to demonstrate that rail is an efficient,
reliable, and safe way to transport the nation's freight."
Norfolk Southern established the annual chemical award in 1995
to recognize customers who safely handle products that are vital to
U.S. consumers and businesses but also are regulated as hazardous
materials. In 2018, Norfolk Southern moved freight such as
industrial chemicals, crude petroleum, ethanol, and fertilizers for
these shippers.
As common carriers, Norfolk Southern and other U.S. railroads
have obligations to provide transportation for companies that
manufacture or use hazardous materials in their businesses.
Typically, these products move in tank cars owned or leased by
customers, who are responsible for maintaining the cars and
ensuring that they are properly secured for transit.
Norfolk Southern works closely with customers across business
lines to enhance the environmental, health, safety, and security
performance of chemical transport by rail. As a voluntary
participant in the American Chemistry Council's Responsible CareĀ®
Partner Program since 1996, Norfolk Southern observes strict
standards to identify, reduce, and manage safety risks in chemical
transport. Norfolk Southern received the council's 2018 Responsible
Care Partner of the Year award in recognition of its exemplary
performance and safety record during the previous year.
Norfolk Southern congratulates the following customers for
earning the 2018 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award:
Altivia Petrochemicals; American Zinc Recycling Corp.; The
Andersons Inc.; Apex Oil; Archer Daniels Midland; ArcelorMittal
USA; Ascend Performance Materials
Inc.; Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc.;
Badger Ethanol; BP Products North America Inc.; Buckeye Partners
LP; Cargill Inc.; CF Industries Sales LLC; The Chemours Company FC
LLC; CHS; Covestro LLC; Crestwood Services; Didion Ethanol; The Dow
Chemical Company;
Eastman Chemical Company; Elbow River Marketing Ltd.; ERCO
Worldwide; ExxonMobil Chemical Company; Hunt Refining Co. Inc.;
Imperial Oil; The International Group Inc.; Irving Oil; Kemira
Chemicals Inc.; Kemira Water Solutions Inc.; Koch Industries;
Lima Refining Company; Louis Dreyfus Commodities; LSB
Industries; Marathon Petroleum LP; Mark
West, Evans City, Pa.;
Marquis Energy LLC; Messer LLC; Methanex Corporation; NGL Energy
Partners LP; Norfalco Sales, Glencore Canada Corporation; Nouryon;
NOVA Chemicals Corporation; Nucor Corp.;
Olin Corporation; PBF Energy; PCS Sales (USA) Inc., Lee
Creek, North Carolina, plant; PCS Sales (USA) Inc., West Occidental, Florida, plant; Phillips 66, Hartford, Illinois, plant; Plains Midstream
Canada ULC; Poet Ethanol; Renewable Products Marketing;
Shell Chemical; Shintech Inc.; Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy
LLC; Strauss Industries; United Refining Company; Valero Energy
Corporation; and Westlake
Chemical.
About Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's
premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway
Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route miles in 22
states and the District of
Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern
United States, and provides
efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern is a
major transporter of industrial products, including chemicals,
agriculture, and metals and construction materials. In addition,
the railroad operates the most extensive intermodal network in the
East and is a principal carrier of coal, automobiles, and
automotive parts.
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