Union Pacific Railroad Recognizes 63 Companies for Chemical Transportation Safety
OMAHA, Neb., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad named 63 companies as annual Pinnacle Award recipients for chemical transportation safety. The award recognizes Union Pacific customers that implemented successful prevention and corrective plans and achieved a rate of zero non-accident releases (NARs) for regulated hazardous materials shipments.
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"From the soda ash used to make soaps, detergent and paper to the fertilizer that enriches our crops, railroads are the safest way to move the chemicals Americans depend on daily. We work closely with our customers, sharing best practices to ensure these goods are moved as safely as possible," said Beth Whited, Union Pacific vice president and general manager-Chemicals. "Our Pinnacle Award recipients demonstrate every day their commitment to eliminate chemical releases from rail cars, and we acknowledge their dedication to safety."
The Pinnacle Award program, which began in 1996, is open to all Union Pacific hazardous material shippers, including chemical and petrochemical customers. Criteria include safe-loading techniques, securement of shipments and zero NARs. A non-accident release is an unintentional release of hazardous material during transportation not caused by an accident or train derailment. NARs consist of leaks, splashes and other releases from improperly secured or defective valves, fittings, safety relief devices and tank shells.
Non-accident releases of hazardous material in tank cars have declined more than 13 percent on Union Pacific's network from 2004-2012, due in part to increased inspections by the railroad's hazardous materials safety field personnel and customers adhering to the Pinnacle Award criteria.
Rail is the safest way to move these materials. Accident rates for main track, track-caused and equipment-caused accidents all continued to decrease, setting new lows in 2012, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration.
Union Pacific's rail network allows the company to serve the large chemical complexes along the Gulf Coast. Roughly two-thirds of the company's chemical business originates, terminates or travels through this area. Union Pacific's chemical transportation network also serves chemical producers in the Rocky Mountains and on the West Coast.
Following are Pinnacle Award recipients based on 2012 shipments:
Aeropres Corporation
Afton Chemical Corporation
Agrium
AkzoNobel Chemical Company
Albemarle Corporation
Arkema, Inc.
ASHTA Chemicals, Inc.
BASF Corporation
Bayer
Big West Oil, LLC
California Ammonia Company (dba. CALAMCO)
Celanese Corporation
CF Industries, Inc.
Chemtrade Logistics, Inc.
Chemtura Corporation
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Clariant Corporation
Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC
Cornerstone Chemical Company
Dyno Nobel
E. R. Carpenter, LP
El Dorado Chemical Company
Enterprise Products
FCC Environmental, LLC
Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, LLC
Haverhill Chemicals, LLC
HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing, LLC
Huntsman Corporation
Indorama Ventures (Oxide & Glycols) LLC
INEOS Oxide
INEOS USA, LLC
Innophos, Inc.
INVISTA S.a r.l.
Kemira Water Solutions
Koch Nitrogen - Koch Methanol Companies, LLC
Koch Sulfur Products Company, LLC
Koppers, Inc.
Louis Dreyfus Commodities
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Methanex Methanol Company, LLC
Mexichem Fluor S.A. De C.V.
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Monsanto Company
Nalco Champion | An Ecolab Company
NorFalco, Inc.
NOVA Chemicals
Olin Corporation
Orica USA
OXEA Corporation
Paramount Petroleum Corporation
Pioneer Oil, LLC
PVS Chemicals, Inc.
SA Services, LLC
Shintech
SNF, Inc.
Stolt-Nielsen USA, Inc.
Styrolution America, LLC
Teck Metals Ltd.
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company, LLC
Texmark Chemicals
The Plaza Group
TPC Group, LLC
US Magnesium, LLC
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. From 2007-2012, Union Pacific invested $18 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure, including a record $3.7 billion in 2012. The railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
Union Pacific media contact: Lindsay Tettenborn at 402-544-4296 or [email protected].
SOURCE Union Pacific Railroad
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