JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX
(NYSE: CSX) today announced the winners of its 21st annual Chemical
Safety Excellence Award, recognizing 70 customers for their
commitment to the safe transportation of hazardous materials by
rail.
"Safety is CSX's first priority and the most crucial element of
transportation," said Skip Elliott,
vice president-public safety, health and environment. "We are proud
to work with customers who are equally committed to upholding the
highest standards in safety."
CSX and its customers work together to ensure that hazardous
materials move in the safest equipment and employees are trained on
safe loading and handling procedures. The Chemical Safety
Excellence Awards are presented to customers across a wide variety
of industries who ship more than 600 carloads of hazardous
materials during the year without a release due to controllable
factors.
Many of the 2014 recipients are repeat winners, demonstrating an
ongoing commitment to safety as well as their lasting partnership.
CSX recognized a continued commitment to excellence in the top
group of companies who have made the list for 10 years: AkzoNobel
Chemicals, Inc. International Chemical Company and Westlake
Chemical. CSX also acknowledged companies who have been listed for
five years: Ascend Performance Materials, Aux Sable Liquid
Products, Cargill, Dow Corning, MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc., SABIC
Americas, Inc. and United Refining Company.
The other 2014 winners are Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP;
Americas Styrenics LLC; Archer Daniels Midland Company; Arizona
Chemical; Blue Racer Midstream, LLC; Buckeye Partners, L.P.;
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.; Celanese; Centennial
Energy, LLC; CF Industries; Chemtrade; Chevron Products Company;
CHS; Cornerstone Chemical Company; DAK Americas LLC; Dominion
Transmission, Inc.; Dow Chemical Company; Royal DSM N.V.; Eastman
Chemical Company; Eco-Energy; Elbow River Marketing Ltd.;
Enterprise Products Operating LLC; ERCO Worldwide; Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P.; Evonik Industries; ExxonMobil Chemical Company;
Gibson Energy Inc.; Green Plains Inc.; Heritage Environmental
Services; Horsehead Corporation; Huntsman International LLC; INEOS
Phenol; INVISTA.; Kemira; Keyera Energy LP; LANXESS; Linde LLC;
Louis Dreyfus Commodities; MHF Services; Nan Ya Plastics
Corporation USA; NGL Supply Co.
Ltd.; NGL Supply Wholesale LLC; Nova Chemicals Corporation; Nucor
Corporation; Occidental Chemical Corporation; PBF Energy Inc.;
Pembina Pipeline Corporation; Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.;
POET Ethanol Products; Praxair, Inc.; Shintech Inc.; Solvay
Chemicals, Inc.; Southern Chemical Corporation; Southern States
Chemical; Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy; Styrolution America LLC;
TPC Group Inc.; Tristeam East Texas, LLC; U.S. Government; and
Valero Renewable Fuels Company LLC.
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville,
Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides
rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions
to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy,
industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For
more than 190 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation's
economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects
every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the
nation's population resides. It also links more than 240 short-line
railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and small farming towns alike. More information
about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at
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