Port of Tucson Given Union Pacific Pinnacle Award
Union Pacific honored 69 companies with its Pinnacle Award for their dedication 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’s distinguished Pinnacle Award recognizes our collaboration with the recipients and their help in transporting chemical shipments in the safest manner,” said Jacque Bendon, vice president – Industrial. “Their work helps ensure these vital products safely arrive at their destinations.”
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 Operating Safely section of Union Pacific’s Building America Report.
The 2020 Pinnacle Award winners are:
| AdvanSix | Grain Processing Corporation |
| Aeropres Corporation | GT Logistics, LLC |
| Agmark Logistics LLC | H.J. Baker Sulphur, LLC |
| Americas Styrenics | Indorama Ventures |
| BP Products North America | INEOS Americas |
| Bayer Crop Science | INEOS Oligomers USA, LLC |
| Celanese | INEOS Oxide |
| Cenovus Energy | INEOS Styrolution America, LLC |
| Chevron Products Company | INEOS USA, LLC |
| Cornerstone Chemical Company | Ingevity |
| Covestro | International Raw Materials |
| Cross Oil Refining | Interoceanic Corporation |
| Cyanco International, LLC | Irving Oil Ltd. |
| DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC | Itafos Conda, LLC |
| Dyno Nobel | Kemira |
| ERCO Worldwide USA | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC |
| Foremark Performance Chemicals | Keyera Energy |
| Genesis Alkali LLC | Koch Fertilizer, LLC |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Koch Methanol, LLC |
| Koppers Holdings | Louis Dreyfus Company, LLC |
| LSB Industries, Inc. | Port of Tucson, LLC |
| MarkWest Energy Partners | REXtac, LLC |
| Martin Asphalt | Rio Valley Switching |
| Methanex Methanol | RPMG INC |
| Mexichem Fluor, S.A. De C.V. | Sawtooth NGL Caverns, LLC |
| MGP Ingredients, Inc. | Shell Petroleum |
| Midsteam Energy Partners USA | Shintech |
| Monument Chemical | Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy |
| Musket Corporation | Suncor Energy Inc |
| Nan Ya Plastics | Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. |
| NGL Supply Wholesale, LLC | Texmark Chemicals, Inc. |
| NorFalco | The Chemours Company |
| NOVA Chemicals | US Magnesium LLC |
| ONEOK | Western Plains Energy, LLC |
| PeroxyChem, LLC |
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