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Norfolk
Southern recognizes 52 chemical customers for safe
rail-shipping practices
NORFOLK,
Va., April 18, 2018 – Norfolk Southern 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.
Media
Inquiries:
Jon
Glass,
757-629-2789 (jonathan.glass@nscorp.com)
Investor Inquiries:
Clay
Moore,
757-629-2861 (clay.moore@nscorp.com)
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