Union Pacific Honors Companies for Safe Chemical Transportation

Union Pacific Railroad today announced that 137 companies are winners of the 2023 Pinnacle Award for their dedication and commitment to safely transporting chemicals by rail. This number of recipients is the highest the railroad has recognized in over a decade. 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,” said Jacque Bendon, senior vice president – Industrial, Marketing and Sales. “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. Hazmat teams are located regionally across Union Pacific’s network with a four-prong mission: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery. More information about these efforts is available at UP.com.

The 2023 Pinnacle Award winners are:

AdvanSix Inc
Aeropres Corporation
Afton Chemical Corporation
Altivia Petrochemicals LLC
Americas Styrenics
Arcanum Infrastructure LLC
Arkema Inc
Ascend Performance Materials
Aux Sable Liquid Products
Badger State Ethanol, LLC
Bakelite Chemical LLC
Bayport Lubrizol
Bayer CropScience
Berryman Chemical Inc
BioUrja Trading LLC
BP
Buckeye Pipeline
Cenovus Energy
Centennial Energy LLC
CIE Norfolk GNS, LLC
CF Industries Sales LLC
ChampionX
Chemtrade Logistics
Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc
CHS Inc
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Conestoga Energy Partners LLC
Cornerstone Chemical Company
Corteva Agriscience, LLC
Covestro, LLC
CVR Energy
Cyanco
Deer Park Refining LP
DK Trading & Supply, LLC
DuPont
Dyno Nobel Inc
ECO ENERGY LLC
Eco Services Operations Corp
Elite Octane LLC
EnLink Midstream
ERCO Worldwide USA Inc
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions
Evonik Corporation
ExxonMobil
Flint Hills Resources LLC
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
FutureFuel Chemical Company
Genesis Alkali
Gibson Energy Infrastructure Partnership
Grain Processing Corporation
Grupo Mexico - Mining Division
Gunvor USA LLC
HELM US Corporation
Howard Energy Partners GT Logistics
Huntsman International LLC