NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk
Southern (NYSE: NSC) recognizes 58 chemical customers who earned
its 2019 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for safely handling
products regulated as hazardous materials. These companies safely
shipped at least 1,000 carloads – a combined total of more than
284,000 carloads – over Norfolk Southern's rail network without a
single incident in 2019.
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's Chemical Safety Award is part of a
long-standing initiative to promote safe rail-shipping practices in
communities the railroad serves. Through a joint commitment to
safety, Norfolk Southern and its customers continue to create a
safe environment for businesses and communities.
"We greatly appreciate our customers' shared commitment to
safety as we work together to deliver the goods that are essential
to households and businesses across America," said James A. Squires, Norfolk Southern chairman,
president and CEO. "As we navigate the challenges posed by
COVID-19, it is more important than ever that we maintain our focus
on protecting the health and safety of our families and
communities."
Norfolk Southern established the annual chemical award in 1995
to recognize chemical manufacturers and plants who safely handle
products that are vital to U.S. consumers and businesses, but also
are regulated as hazardous materials.
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 Care®
Partner Program since 1996, Norfolk Southern observes strict
standards to identify, reduce, and manage safety risks in chemical
transport. In August, Norfolk Southern joined the Operation Clean
Sweep Pledge to eliminate plastic pollution, aiming for zero loss
of plastic resin into the environment.
Norfolk Southern congratulates the following customers for
earning the 2019 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award:
Altivia Petrochemicals; American Zinc Recycling Corporation; The
Andersons Inc.; Apex Oil; ArcelorMittal USA; Archer Daniels Midland; Ascend
Performance Materials Inc.; Aux Sable
Quarry/Lafarge; Badger State Ethanol; BASF; Buckeye
Partners, L.P.; Bunge;
The Chemours Company; CHS; Cornerstone Chemical; Covestro LLC;
Eastman Chemical; Elbow River Marketing Ltd.; Elite Octane; ERCO
Worldwide; ExxonMobil Chemical Company; Flint HPB; Green Plains;
Hess; Hunt Southland; Husky Energy;
Indorama Ventures; International Group; Irving Oil; Kemira
Chemicals Inc.; Louis Dreyfus Commodities; LSB Industries;
LyondellBasell; Marathon Petroleum; Markwest Energy; Marquis Energy
LLC; Messer LLC; Methanex Corporation;
NGL Energy Partners; NorFalco Sales, Glencore Canada
Corporation; Nouryon Chemical; Nutrien LTD; Occidental Chemical;
Olin Corporation (Charleston,
Tennessee); One Earth Energy;
PBF Energy; Phillips 66; Plains Midstream; Poet Ethanol; PVS
Chemical; Reagent Chemical & Research; Renewable Products
Marketing; Shell Chemical; Shintech Inc.; TransMontaigne Terminals;
United Refining Company; Valero Energy Corporation; and Vantage
Corn.
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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