Award recognizes the safe handling of
hazardous materials
ATLANTA, Sept. 22,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that 48 of its
customers have earned the 2021 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award
for safely handling products regulated as hazardous materials.
Individually, the 43 corporate chemical manufacturers and five
plants safely transported or originated 100% of their shipments
over Norfolk Southern's rail network without a single incident in
2021. The award comes as the railroad industry highlights Rail
Safety Week September 19 – 25.
The Chemical Safety Award celebrates and promotes safe
rail-shipping practices. For more than 25 years, Norfolk Southern
has recognized chemical manufacturers and plants who safely handle
products that are vital to U.S. consumers and businesses, but also
are regulated as hazardous materials.
"The winners of the Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award
differentiated themselves by transporting or originating 100% of
their shipments over Norfolk Southern's network in 2021," said
Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing
Officer Ed Elkins. "Transporting
hazardous materials requires strong working relationships between
Norfolk Southern and our customers, which is why they are at the
center of everything we do. Together, we are dedicated to safely
transporting the materials that move our nation's economy."
Rail is one of the safest ways to transport hazardous material
with more than 99% of carloads reaching their destinations without
incident. 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 transports them as a common carrier under federal law.
Norfolk Southern works closely with customers to enhance the
environmental, health, safety, and security performance of chemical
transport by rail. Participating 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.
Norfolk Southern congratulates the following customers for
earning the 2021 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Corporate Award:
Altivia
Petrochemicals
The Andersons
Apex Oil
Cargill Inc
Celanese
CHS
Cleveland Cliffs Steel LLC
Corn LP
Covestro LLC
Crestwood Services LLC
Dow Chemical
Eastman Chemical
Elbow River Marketing Ltd
Equinor Marketing & Trading (U.S.) Inc
ERCO Worldwide
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Flint Hills Pine Bend
Green Plains
Hunt Southland Refining Company
Indorama Ventures
The International Group, Inc
Kemira Chemicals Inc
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Badger
Ethanol
BP Products North
America Inc
Bunge North
America
Lima Refining
Co
Louis Dreyfus
Commodities
LSB
Industries
Marquis Energy
LLC
NGL Energy
Partners
Norfalco Sales
Glencore Canada Corp
Occidental
Chemical
Olin Corp
Reagent Chemical &
Research
Renewable Products
Marketing
Shintech
Inc
Suncor
Energy
Transmontaigne
Terminals
United Refining
Company
Valero Energy Company
Veolia Regeneration
Services
Westlake Chemical
Corporation
Williams
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Norfolk Southern also congratulates the following customers for
earning the 2021 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Plant Award:
Marathon Petroleum – Canton, OH
Nutrien – White Springs,
FL
Delaware City Refining – Delaware City, DE
Toledo
Refining Company – Toledo,
OH
Poet Biorefining – North
Manchester, IL
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor
companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the
U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and
operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to
furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers
avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via
rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million
carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the
largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the
most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S.,
serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing
base, with connections to every major container port on the
Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of
Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting
www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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