“Individually, the 47 corporate chemical manufacturers and 12 plants safely transported or originated 100% of their shipments over Norfolk Southern’s rail network without a single incident in 2023,” the Class I reported Sept. 27.
The annual Chemical Safety Award “celebrates and promotes safe rail-shipping practices,” according to NS, which has recognized safe chemical manufacturers and plants for more than 27 years. Typically, hazmat products move in tank cars owned or leased by rail customers, who are responsible for maintaining the cars and ensuring that they are properly secured for transport.
“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,” NS Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Ed Elkins said. “Together, we are dedicated to safely transporting materials that are integral in powering our nation’s economy. From materials that are necessary for the purposes of purifying our drinking water to those critical to the creation of everyday household items, Norfolk Southern takes great pride in acknowledging companies that align with our dedication to safe transportation, environmental protection, and the welfare of communities along our 22-state network.”
“There is no finish line when it comes to improving safety,” NS Chief Safety Officer John Fleps noted. “While rail remains the safest way to transport goods over land, we will continue working with our customers to improve the safety of operations and drive our train accident rate down towards our ultimate goal of zero.”
The following customers earned NS’s 2023 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Corporate Award:
- Altivia Petrochemicals
- Apex Oil
- Badger Ethanol
- BASF
- BP North America
- Bunge North America
- Cargill Inc.
- Centennial Energy, LLC
- CHS
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC
- Corn LP
- Cornerstone Chemicals
- Covestro
- Cres Equ
- Didion Ethanol
- Elbow River Marketing Ltd.
- Elite Octane LLC
- PSC Group
- Equinor Marketing & Trading (US) Inc.
- Erco Worldwide
- ExxonMobil
- Flint Hills Resources
- Green Plains
- Hunt Southland Refining Company
- Husky Energy
- Imperial Oil
- The International Group, Inc.
- Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.
- MarkWest Energy Partners
- Marquis Energy
- Messer LLC
- Norfalco Sales
- Nouryon Chemicals
- Occidental Chem
- Olin Corp.
- One Earth
- PVS Chemicals, Inc.
- Reagent Chemical and Research
- Renewable Products Marketing Group
- Shell Chemical
- Shintech Inc.
- Southwestern Energy
- Targa Resources Corp.
- United Refining Company
- Valero Energy
- Veolia North America
- Westlake Chemical Corp.
The NS customers below earned the 2023 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Plant Award:
- ANDERSONS – Clymers, Ind.
- ADM, Decatur, Ill.
- Marathon Petroleum, Canton, Ohio
- Marathon Petroleum, Melvindale, Mich.
- NUTRIEN, Lee Creek, N.C.
- NUTRIEN, W. Occidental, Fla.
- PBF, Reybold, Del.
- PBF, Paulsboro, N.J.
- PBF, Toledo, Ohio
- Phillips 66, Roxana, Ill.
- Phillips 66, Hartford, Ill.
- Poet Ethanol, N. Manchester, Ind.
Separately, NS recently appointed Brian Barr as Vice President and Chief Mechanical Officer; Jason A. Zampi as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer; and Jason M. Morris as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary.
