CSX Honors 55 Customers for Chemical Safety Excellence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) today announced the recipients of its 32nd annual Chemical Safety Excellence Awards, recognizing 55 customers for outstanding performance in the safe transportation of hazardous materials. The awards honor customers who shipped at least 600 carloads of hazardous materials on the CSX network in 2025 without a controllable hazardous materials release.
“Our customers are essential partners in keeping the economy moving,” said Maryclare Kenney, senior vice president and chief commercial officer. “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 Inc.
- 5 Years: Olin ChlorAlkali and Evonik Degussa Corporation
“Safety is fundamental to how we operate at CSX,” said Mike Cory, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “These customers exemplify that commitment, helping make our entire network more reliable and efficient.”
The CSX Chemical Safety Excellence Awards underscore CSX’s belief that strong partnerships and uncompromising safety standards are foundational to rail’s role as the safest mode of land transportation for hazardous materials.
2025 CSX Chemical Safety Excellence Award winners:
| 25 years Kemira Water Solutions | |
| 15 years CHS INC | |
| 5 years Evonik Degussa Corporation Olin ChlorAlkali | |
| Additional 2025 Winners | |
| ADM Alpek Polyester USA, LLC Americas Styrenics LLC Arcwood Environmental Services LLC Ascend Performance Materials Befesa Zinc US Inc Cargill Cenovus Energy CF Industries Chevron Corporation Citgo Petroleum Clean Harbors Environmental DK Trading & Supply LLC Dow Chemical Energy Transfer Partners, LLC Equinor Marketing and Trading US Inc Gibson Energy LTD H.J. Baker Huntsman INEOS Aromatics Ineos KOH Inc Ineos Phenol International Chemical Company INVISTA Irving Oil Jones-Hamilton Co | Koch Industries LyondellBasell Markwest Hydrocarbon, LLC Messer North America Inc Methanex Nan Ya Plastics Corporation Nexpera LLC Norfalco Co Occidental Chemical PBF Energy Company LLC Phillips 66 Co Plains Midstream Canada Reagent Chemical Renewable Products Marketing Group Southern States Chemical Inc. Suncor Energy Products Partnership Targa Transport LLC The Andersons Inc The Chemours Company LLC The Mosaic Company Trafigura Trading LLC United Refining Univar Solutions USA LLC Valero Westlake Corporation |
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population resides. It also connects approximately 250 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook and follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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