PR Newswire | May 10, 2021 03:00PM EDT

05/10 14:00 CDT

Union Pacific Honors Safe Chemical Transporters with Pinnacle Award OMAHA, Neb., May 10, 2021

OMAHA, Neb., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad today announced that 63 companies won the 2020 Pinnacle Award for their dedication and commitment to safely transporting chemicals by rail. The annual award honors customers who implement release prevention protocols, corrective action plans and have zero non-accident releases (NARs) of regulated hazardous materials shipments.

"Union Pacific is committed to safely moving the chemical shipments that support our customers' supply chains," said Jacque Bendon, vice president - Industrial. "We applaud this year's Pinnacle Award winners for their commitment to eliminating rail car chemical releases and thank them for their continued collaboration to safely move chemical products through the communities where we live and work."

Union Pacific's Hazardous Materials Safety team supports customers with joint rail safety training programs and rail car inspections. More information about these efforts is available in the Strengthening our Communities section of Union Pacific's 2020 Building America Report.

The 2020 Pinnacle Award winners are:

Afton Chemical Corporation Formosa Plastics Corporation

Arkema Inc. Georgia Pacific Chemicals LLC

Indorama Ventures Golden Gate SET Petroleum Partners of NV

BASF Howard Energy Partners GT Logistics Terminal

Bayer CropScience HJ Baker Sulphur LLC

Berryman Chemical Inc. HollyFrontier Refining

BP Ineos Phenol

Celanese International Chemical Company

ChampionX International Raw Materials LTD

Chevron Phillips Chemical Itafos Conda LLC

Cross Oil and Refining Kemira

DuPont Specialty Products USA LLC Kennecott Utah Copper

Dyno Nobel Inc. KMTEX

Eastman Chemical Company Koch Fertilizer

El Dorado Chemical Co. Koppers Inc.

Elbow River Marketing Ltd Louis Dreyfus Company Grand Junction LLC

Enlink Midstream Manly Terminal LLC

ERCO Worldwide Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Factor Gas Liquids Inc. Martin Operating Partnership LP

Foremark Performance Chemicals Messer LLC

Mexichem Fluor Solvay Chemicals Inc.

Murex LLC Stepan Company

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America Sulphuric Acid Trading Company Inc.

NGL Supply Wholesale LLC Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.

NorFalco Sales Glencore Canada Corporation Texmark Chemicals Inc.

NOVA Chemicals The Chemours Company

Nutrien Univar Solutions USA Inc.

Phoenix Park Energy US Magnesium LLC

Roehm America LLC Valero Marketing and Trading Company

SNF Holding Company Veolia Regeneration Services

Shell Petroleum Inc. Williams Companies Inc.

Shintech, Inc.

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