Union Pacific Railroad recently honored 137 companies with 2023 Pinnacle Awards for their dedication and commitment to safely transporting chemicals by rail.
The number of recipients is the highest the railroad has recognized in over a decade, the company reported. The annual award honors customers who implement release prevention protocols, corrective action plans, and have zero non-accident releases of regulated hazardous materials shipments.
“Safety is Union Pacific’s No. 1 priority, and we are proud to honor these likeminded companies with the 2023 Pinnacle Award,” Jacque Bendon, Union Pacific senior vice president for industrial, marketing, and sales, said in a news release. “Our customers share our commitment to the safe transportation of chemicals, and we have a collaborative goal of protecting the environment and communities along our rail network.”
Union Pacific shares the same target as these companies to deliver every tank car safely. The railroad’s hazardous materials safety team supports customers with joint rail safety training programs and rail car inspections, the company said. Hazmat teams are located regionally across Union Pacific’s network with a four-prong mission: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
The 2023 Pinnacle Award winners are:
- AdvanSix
- Aeropres Corporation
- Afton Chemical Corporation
- Altivia Petrochemicals
- Americas Styrenics
- Arcanum Infrastructure
- Arkema
- Ascend Performance Materials
- Aux Sable Liquid Products
- Badger State Ethanol
- Bakelite Chemical
- Bayport Lubrizol
- Bayer CropScience
- Berryman Chemical
- BioUrja Trading
- BP
- Buckeye Pipeline
- Cenovus Energy
- Centennial Energy
- CIE Norfolk GNS
- CF Industries Sales
- ChampionX
- Chemtrade Logistics
- Chief Ethanol Fuels
- CHS
- CITGO Petroleum Corporation
- Conestoga Energy Partners
- Cornerstone Chemical Company
- Corteva Agriscience
- Covestro
- CVR Energy
- Cyanco
- Deer Park Refining
- DK Trading & Supply
- DuPont
- Dyno Nobel
- ECO Energy
- Eco Services Operations
- Elite Octane
- EnLink Midstream
- ERCO Worldwide USA
- Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions
- Evonik Corporation
- ExxonMobil
- Flint Hills Resources
- Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
- Freeport-McMoRan
- FutureFuel Chemical Company
- Genesis Alkali
- Gibson Energy Infrastructure Partnership
- Grain Processing Corporation
- Grupo Mexico-Mining division
- Gunvor USA
- HELM US Corporation
- Howard Energy Partners GT Logistics
- Huntsman International
- HTP Energy
- ICL Specialty Products
- Indorama Ventures
- INEOS Acetyls
- INEOS KOH
- INEOS Phenol, a Division of INEOS Americas
- INEOS Oligomers USA
- Ingevity Corporation
- Inter Pipeline U.S. Marketing
- InterChem
- IMTT St. Rose
- International Raw Materials
- Irving Oil
- JR Simplot
- K2 Pure Solutions
- Kemira
- Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation
- Keyera Partnership
- Kinder Morgan Terminals
- Kiva United Energy
- Koch Fertilizer
- Koch Methanol
- Koppers
- LACC
- Lotte Chemical Louisiana
- Louis Dreyfus Company Grand Junction
- Messer
- Methanex Methanol Company
- Mexichem Fluor SA de CV
- MGP Ingredients
- MMTX
- Monument Chemical Houston
- Musket Corporation
- Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America
- NGL Supply Co.
- NorFalco, A Glencore Company
- Nouryon
- NOVA Chemicals Corporation
- Occidental Chemical Corporation
- OCI Methanol
- OQ Chemicals
- Parkland Corporation
- PCI Nitrogen
- Pencco
- Pilot Travel Centers
- Plains All American
- Ponderosa Solutions
- Pure Aviation
- Rail Logix Holdings
- Reagent Chemical and Research
- Sabic Innovative Plastics
- Saconix
- Sasol Chemicals (USA)
- Sawtooth Caverns
- Shintech Louisiana
- SI Group
- Siouxland Energy Cooperative
- SNF Holding Company
- Sojitz Corporation of America
- Southern Ionics Incorporated
- Sterling Ethanol
- Sulphuric Acid Trading Company
- Suncor Energy USA
- Targa Resources
- Tessenderlo Kerley
- The Chemours Company
- The Plaza Group
- TotalEnergies
- TPC Group
- Universal Environmental Services
- US Energy
- U.S. Oil & Refining Co.
- Veolia ES Technical Solutions
- Veolia North America Regeneration Services
- Wanhua Chemical America Co
- Watco
- Western Plains Energy
- Westlake Corporation
- Wildcat Midstream Limited Partnership
- Williams
- XCL Marketing