NORFOLK, Va., April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern
(NYSE: NSC) has awarded its 2017 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety
Award to 52 chemical customers in recognition of their safe
handling of rail-shipped products. During the year, these companies
shipped 153,213 carloads of chemical products regulated as
hazardous material on Norfolk Southern's rail lines without
incident.
Norfolk Southern established the annual safety award in 1995 to
recognize chemical manufacturers and plants that ship 1,000
carloads or more of hazardous products over the railroad without a
single incident. Forty-five corporations and seven plants attained
the benchmark for 2017. Six of these customers shipped more than
5,000 carloads each without incident.
"These valued business partners and industry leaders share
Norfolk Southern's commitment to safe operations, which is our No.
1 priority," said Alan Shaw,
executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "With their
safe work practices, they help ensure the welfare of our employees,
the communities we serve, and the environment. Every day, they help
Norfolk Southern demonstrate that rail is a safe, dependable, and
environmentally friendly way to ship chemical products."
As a common carrier, Norfolk Southern, like other U.S. freight
railroads, is obligated to offer transportation of hazardous
materials, including vital products used daily by businesses and
households across America. During 2017, hazardous materials shipped
by customers on Norfolk Southern lines included industrial
chemicals used to manufacture consumer goods, crude petroleum,
ethanol, and fertilizers.
Typically, Norfolk Southern moves these products in tank cars
owned or leased by customers, who are responsible for maintaining
the cars and ensuring that valves and caps and other components are
in good working condition and 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. As a voluntary participant in
the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care Partner Program,
Norfolk Southern observes strict standards in identifying,
reducing, and managing process-safety risks in chemical
transport.
Norfolk Southern congratulates the following customers for
earning the 2017 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award:
Altivia Petrochemicals; Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc. Lemoyne, Ala.,
plant; American Zinc Recycling Corp; The Andersons Inc.;
ArcelorMittal USA; Archer Daniels
Midland Co., Decatur, Ill., plant;
Ascend Performance Materials Inc.;
BP Products North America Inc.; Buckeye Partners, L.P.;
Cargill, Inc.; CF Industries Sales LLC; Chemtrade Logistics
Inc.; The Chemours Company FC LLC; Covestro LLC; Delaware City
Refining LLC, Reybold, Del., plant;
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport
Tenn., plant; Elbow River Marketing Ltd.; ERCO Worldwide;
ExxonMobil Chemical Company;
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.; Granite Falls Energy; Green Plains
Inc.; Hunt Refining Co. Inc.; Huntsman Corporation;
The International Group Inc.; Irving Oil; Kemira Chemicals Inc.;
Kemira Water Solutions Inc.; Linde LLC; Louis Dreyfus
Commodities;
Marquis Energy LLC; Methanex Corporation; NGL Energy Partners
LP; Norfalco Sales, Glencore Canada Corporation; NOVA Chemicals
Corporation; Nucor Corp;
Olin Corporation; One Earth Energy LLC; Paulsboro Refining
Company, Paulsboro, N.J., plant;
PCS Sales (USA) Inc., Lee
Creek, N.C. plant; PCS Sales
(USA) Inc., West Occidental, Fla.,
plant; Plains Midstream Canada ULC;
Reagent Chemical & Research Inc.; Renewable Products
Marketing; Shintech Inc.; Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy; Strauss
Industries; Sunbelt Chlor Alkali Partnership; Sunoco Partners
Marketing & Terminals;
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 operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East
and is a major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial
products.
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