NORFOLK, Va., April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk
Southern (NYSE: NSC) has awarded its 2016 Thoroughbred
Chemical Safety Award to 55 customers, recognizing their safe
handling of rail-shipped product regulated as hazardous material.
The companies safely shipped 208,503 carloads of chemical products
over the railroad's network during 2016.
Norfolk Southern created the annual safety award in 1996 to
recognize chemical manufacturers and plants that ship at least
1,000 carloads of hazardous products over the railroad without a
single incident during the year. Fifty-two corporations and three
plants achieved the standard for 2016.
"Safety and service go hand in hand at Norfolk Southern, and we
appreciate the shared safety commitment of our industry partners,"
said Alan Shaw, executive vice
president and chief marketing officer. "These valued customers
understand that safe delivery of their product is essential to our
nation's commerce and to the well-being of our rail and chemical
industry employees, the communities we serve, and the environment.
Together, we work hard every day to demonstrate that rail is a
safe, reliable, and environmentally friendly way to transport
chemical products."
Shipments transported by Norfolk Southern included products used
daily in some form by U.S. businesses and households, such as
industrial chemicals used to manufacture consumer goods, crude
petroleum, ethanol, and fertilizers. These products are shipped
primarily in tank cars that customers own and maintain or
lease.
Norfolk Southern voluntarily participates in the American
Chemistry Council's Responsible Care Partner Program, meeting
strict standards to identify, reduce, and manage process risks from
the environmental, health, safety, and security perspectives.
Customers earning the 2016 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award
are:
Altivia Petrochemicals; Apex Terminal; ArcelorMittal
USA; Archer Daniels Midland,
Decatur, Ill., plant; Ascend
Performance Materials LLC; BP Products North America Inc.; Buckeye
Partners L.P.;
Cargill Inc.; Chemtrade Logistics Inc.; CHS Inc.; Covestro LLC;
Crestwood Equity Partners LP; Delaware City Refining LLC, Reybold,
Del., plant; Elbow River Marketing Ltd.; ERCO Worldwide; ExxonMobil
Chemical Company; Flint Hill Resources LP; Formosa Plastics
Corporation U.S.A.;
Green Plains Inc.; Horsehead Corporation; Hunt Refining Co.
Inc.; INVISTA S.à r.l; Imperial Oil Limited; Irving Oil; Kemira
Chemicals Inc.; Kemira Water Solutions Inc.; Lima Refining Company
(Husky); Linde LLC; Marathon Petroleum Co. LP; Marquis Energy LLC;
Midwest Terminals of Toledo;
NGL Energy Partners LP; Norfalco Sales, Glencore Canada
Corporation; NOVA Chemicals Corporation; Nucor Corp.; Olin
Corporation; One Earth Energy LLC; Pacific Ethanol Pekin; Paulsboro
Refining Company, Paulsboro, N.J.,
plant; Phillips 66; Plains Midstream Canada ULC; Plains Marketing
Van Hook Crude Terminal; Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan;
Reagent Chemical & Research Inc.; Shintech Inc.; Southwest
Iowa Renewable Energy LLC; Sunbelt Chlor Alkali Partnership; Sunoco
Partners Marketing & Terminals;
The Chemours Company FC LLC; The Dow Chemical Company; The
International Group Inc.; TransMontaigne Product Services Inc.;
United Refining Company; Valero Energy Corporation; and Vopak
Terminal Savannah.
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
operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a
major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial products.
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