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Union Pacific Celebrates Record Number of Companies for Safely Transporting Chemicals

Annual Pinnacle Award Recognizes Companies for their Dedication to Safely Shipping Hazardous Materials

Omaha, Neb., April 28, 2025

Union Pacific Railroad recognized 147 companies with the 2024 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 of regulated hazardous materials shipments.

“Union Pacific congratulates this year’s Pinnacle Award winners for their outstanding commitment to safety,” said Kenny Rocker, executive vice president – Marketing and Sales. “At Union Pacific, safety is at the core of everything we do, and we are proud to partner with customers who prioritize the safe transportation of chemicals to protect the environment and the communities we serve.”

Union Pacific shares the same objective as its customers to safely deliver every tank car every day. 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 23-state network with a four-prong mission: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery. More information about these efforts is available at UP.com

The 2024 Pinnacle Award winners are:

  • Aeropres Corporation
  • Afton Chemical
  • ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC
  • Americas Styrenics LLC
  • AmeriGas Propane LP
  • Arcanum Infrastructure, LLC
  • Archer Daniels Midland Co.
  • Arclin
  • Arkalon Ethanol
  • Arkema Inc.
  • Ascend Performance Materials
  • Aux Sable Liquid Products
  • Badger State Ethanol, LLC
  • Bayer CropScience
  • Berryman Chemical Inc.
  • Bluewing Midstream, LLC
  • BP
  • Buckeye Pipeline Company
  • Cardinal Colwich
  • Cargill Inc
  • Celanese International Corp
  • Cenovus Energy
  • Centennial Energy LLC
  • CF Industries
  • ChampionX LLC
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • CHS INC
  • CIE Norfolk GNS, LLC
  • Citgo Petroleum
  • Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC
  • Concord Energy LLC
  • Corteva Agriscience
  • Covestro LLC
  • Crystal Clean, LLC
  • Cyanco Company LLC
  • Deer Park Refining LP/Pemex
  • Dover Chemical
  • DuPont
  • Dyno Nobel
  • Eastman Chemical Company
  • Elite Octane LLC
  • EnLink Midstream
  • Enterprise Products Operating LLC
  • ERCO Worldwide (USA) Inc
  • Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions
  • Evonik Corp
  • Foremark Performance Chemicals
  • Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
  • Gantrade Corporation
  • Genesis Alkali
  • Glacial Lakes Energy LLC
  • Golden Triangle Energy LLC
  • Grain Processing Corporation
  • HELM U.S. Corporation
  • Heron Lake BioEnergy
  • Hexion Inc
  • HF Sinclair Corporation
  • Huntsman International LLC
  • Indorama Ventures
  • Ineos KOH
  • INEOS Oligomers USA LLC
  • INEOS Phenol
  • INEOS US Chemicals Co
  • Inter Pipeline US Marketing LTD
  • INVISTA Nylon Chemicals Americas LLC
  • Irving Oil Ltd
  • Itafos Conda LLC
  • JR Simplot Co
  • Kemira Water Solutions, Inc.
  • Kern Oil & Refining Co (dba Kern Energy)
  • Keyera
  • Kiros Energy Marketing ULC
  • Koch Fertilizer LLC
  • Koch Methanol LLC
  • Koppers Inc.
  • LACC, LLC
  • LBC Houston LP
  • Lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC
  • Louis Dreyfus Company
  • Luxemborg Trading LLC
  • Manly Terminal LLC
  • MEGlobal Americas Inc
  • Messer LLC
  • Methanex Methanol Company, LLC
  • Mexichem Fluor SA de CV
  • Midstream Energy Partners
  • Midwest Renewable Energy
  • Midwest Terminals
  • MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA HEADQUARTERS
  • MMTX, INC
  • Monument Chemical Houston LLC
  • Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America
  • Nexpera LLC
  • NGL Supply Co Ltd
  • Nouryon Chemicals LLC
  • NOVA Chemicals Corporation
  • NOVUS International Inc
  • Nutrien
  • Olin Corporation
  • OQ Chemicals Corp
  • OxyChem
  • Parkland Corporation
  • PCI Nitrogen LLC
  • Pembina Pipeline Corp
  • Phillips 66 CO
  • Phoenix Park Energy Marketing LLC
  • Pilot Travel Centers LLC
  • Plains Marketing, LP
  • Port of Tucson
  • Rail Logix Holdings, LLC
  • Reagent Chemical
  • Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper
  • Roehm America LLC
  • RPMG Inc
  • Sabic
  • Saconix
  • Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC
  • Savage Infrastructure
  • Sawtooth Caverns
  • SI Group
  • SNF Holding Company
  • Solvay Chemicals Inc.
  • Southern Ionics Incorporated
  • Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC
  • Sterling Ethanol, LLC
  • Sulphuric Acid Trading Company, Inc.
  • Suncor Energy (USA) Inc
  • Synthomer Adhesive Technologies
  • Tauber Oil Company
  • Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.
  • The Andersons Inc
  • The Chemours Company
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • The Plaza Group
  • TotalEnergies Petrochemicals and Refining Usa Inc
  • Twin Eagle Terminals & Logistics, LLC.
  • United Energy Trading LLC
  • US Oil & Refining Co.
  • Veolia North America
  • Viridis Chemical Company
  • Wanhua Chemical (America) Co., Ltd.
  • Watco Companies LLC
  • Western Plains Energy, LLC
  • Westlake Corporation
  • Wildcat Midstream Limited Partnership
  • Williams Companies Inc.
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