BNSF Honors 109 Shippers for Safe Transport of Hazardous Materials

June 18, 2013 03:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today honored 109 shippers with the railroad’s 16th Annual Product Stewardship Award for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail during 2012.

“We are honored to do business with so many customers that share BNSF’s dedication to the safe transportation of hazardous materials.”

The companies were selected for the award for transporting a minimum of 500 loaded tank cars of hazardous materials during the previous year with zero non-accident releases during the entire transportation cycle and for successfully implementing the ethics of Product Stewardship under the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care® initiative.

“BNSF is committed to the safety of our customers’ shipments, the communities we serve, our employees and the environment,” said Steve Bobb, BNSF executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “We are honored to do business with so many customers that share BNSF’s dedication to the safe transportation of hazardous materials.”

The honorees for 2012 performance are:

ABE/Flint Hills

Abengoa Bioenergy

ADM

Advanced BioEnergy, LLC

Agrium U.S. Inc.

Air Liquide America, LP

Akzo Nobel Pulp & Performance Chemicals, Inc.

Alon USA, LP

Anadarko Energy Services

AUX Sable Liquid Products

Bakken Oil Express, LLC

Bayer Corp.

Big River Resources, LLC

Big West Oil, LLC

Biourja Trading, LLC

Bonanza

Bushmills Ethanol

Calumet Lubricants Co.

Cetane Energy, LLC

Chemtrade Logistics Inc.

Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co.

Cogent Energy Solutions, LLC

Concord Energy, LLC

Connacher Oil & Gas, LTD

Crude Marketing

CVR Energy, Inc.

Dakota Energy

E Energy Adams, LLC

Eastman Chemical Co.

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

Elbow River Marketing, LP

Enserco Midstream, LLC

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

ERCO Worldwide

ETC Endure Energy, LLC

Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Genesis Energy, LP

Glacial Lakes

Glencore, LTD

Great Northern Gathering & Marketing, LLC

HankinsonRenEn

Harmattan Gas Processing, LP

Hereford Renewable Energy, LLC

Hess Trading Co.

High Sierra Crude Oil & Marketing

Huntsman Corp.

Husky Energy, Inc.

Imperial Oil, LTD

Inergy, LP

International Raw Material

Irving Oil, LTD

JR Simplot Co.

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.

Keyera Energy Partnership

Koch Nitrogen Company, LLC

Koppers, Inc.

Lansing Trade Group, LLC

Linde, LLC

LyondellBasell Industries

Marquis, Inc.

Martin Product Sales, LLC

MEGlobal Americas, Inc.

Mercuria Energy Trading

Methanex Methanol Company, LLC

Moose Jaw Refinery Partnership

Musket Corporation

Nebraska Corn Processing, LLC

Nebraska Energy

NGL Supply Co., Ltd.

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

Occidental Chemical Corp.

Olin Corp.

Oneok Rockies Midstream, LLC

Orica USA, Inc.

Oxbow Sulphur, Inc.

Oxea Corp.

PBF Holding Company, LLC

PCS Phosphate Co.

Petrogas Energy Corp.

Plains LPG Services, LP

Plains Marketing, LP

Plymouth Energy

Poet Biorefining

PPG Industries, Inc.

Praxair, Inc.

Redfield Energy, LLC

Red Trail Energy, LLC

Rhodia Chemicals

Solvay Chemicals, Inc.

South Hampton Resources, Inc.

Southern Chemical Corp.

Spectra Energy Empress, LP

St. James Rail Terminal LLC

St. Paul Park Refining Co.

Statoil Marketing & Trading

Sunoco Partners Marketing

Targa Resources

Tauber Oil Company

Tharaldson

The Dow Chemical Co.

The International Group, Inc.

The Plaza Group, Inc.

Transammonia, Inc.

Trenton Agri Products, LLC

U. S. Development Group, LLC

Western Petroleum Company

Western Refining Inc.

White Energy

Williams Energy Services, LLC

About BNSF

BNSF Railway is one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies operating on 32,500 route miles of track in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is one of the top transporters of consumer goods, grain and agricultural products, low-sulfur coal, and industrial goods such as petroleum, chemicals, housing materials, food and beverages. BNSF’s shipments help feed, clothe, supply, and power American homes and businesses every day. BNSF and its employees have developed one of the most technologically advanced, and efficient railroads in the industry. We work continuously to improve the value of the safety, service, energy, and environmental benefits we provide to our customers and the communities we serve. You can learn more about BNSF atwww.BNSF.com