CSX Recognizes 70 Customers with Chemical Safety Excellence
Awards
"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.
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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
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