Top hazmat shippers earn CSX rail safety honors
Key Highlights
- 55 shippers received awards for safe hazardous materials transportation in 2025, demonstrating industry-leading safety practices.
- Recognition included milestone anniversaries for companies with 25, 15, and 5 years of safe operations without controllable releases.
- The awards showcase the vital role of customers in maintaining a reliable and efficient transportation network.
CSX recently recognized 55 bulk shippers for outstanding performance in the safe transportation of hazardous materials with its 32nd annual Chemical Safety Excellence Awards.
The awards honor CSX customers who shipped at least 600 carloads of hazardous materials on the CSX network in 2025 without a controllable hazardous materials release, the company reported. “Our customers are essential partners in keeping the economy moving,” Maryclare Kenney, CSX senior vice president and chief commercial officer, said in a news release. “These companies earned this recognition through exceptional safety performance, reflecting a shared commitment to protecting employees and communities across our network.”
CSX also recognized customers achieving milestone anniversaries without a controllable hazardous materials release:
- 25 years: Kemira Water Solutions
- 15 years: CHS
- Five years: Olin ChlorAlkali and Evonik Degussa Corporation
“Safety is fundamental to how we operate at CSX,” said Mike Cory, CSX executive vice president and chief operating officer. “These customers exemplify that commitment, helping make our entire network more reliable and efficient.”
Additional 2025 Chemical Safety Excellence Award winners include:
- ADM
- Alpek Polyester USA
- Americas Styrenics
- Arcwood Environmental Services
- Ascend Performance Materials
- Befesa Zinc US
- Cargill
- Cenovus Energy
- CF Industries
- Chevron Corporation
- Citgo Petroleum
- Clean Harbors Environmental
- DK Trading & Supply
- Dow Chemical
- Energy Transfer Partners
- Equinor Marketing and Trading US
- Gibson Energy
- H.J. Baker
- Huntsman
- INEOS Aromatics
- Ineos KOH
- Ineos Phenol
- International Chemical Company
- INVISTA
- Irving Oil
- Jones-Hamilton
- Koch Industries
- LyondellBasell
- Markwest Hydrocarbon
- Messer North America
- Methanex
- Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
- Nexpera
- Norfalco
- Occidental Chemical
- PBF Energy Company
- Phillips 66
- Plains Midstream Canada
- Reagent Chemical
- Renewable Products Marketing Group
- Southern States Chemical
- Suncor Energy Products Partnership
- Targa Transport
- The Andersons
- The Chemours Company
- The Mosaic Company
- Trafigura Trading
- United Refining
- Univar Solutions USA
- Valero
- Westlake Corporation