Canadian National Presents Safe Handling Awards to Shippers.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001 Canadian National (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CNI (1) (Certified NetWare Instructor) See Novell certification. (2) (Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, DC, www.cni.org) A partnership of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE and EDUCOM, founded in 1990. ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CNR See riser card. CNR - Communication and Network Riser .) today announced that it has awarded its coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Safe Handling Awards for 2000 to 83 industrial facilities. Forty-nine of these facilities are located in Canada and 34 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . First introduced in 1992, the Safe Handling Awards are presented each year to CN customers that load 100 or more cars with dangerous goods
A dangerous good annually and meet established safety objectives. "Our customers have made a real effort to comply with CN's high standards for handling regulated goods," said Jean-Jacques Ruest, vice-president, petroleum & chemicals. "Our customers and employees work together to meet the day-to-day challenges of maintaining a safe operation. The purpose of the Safe Handling Awards is to recognize customers that have worked hard to make sure that safety is the number-one priority." The Safe Handling Awards program complements a series of initiatives aimed at making CN the safest railway in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The awards are also an integral part of the Responsible Care(R) program - a performance improvement initiative of the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association (CCPA CCPA Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (think tank) CCPA Canadian Chemical Producers' Association CCPA Consumer Credit Protection Act CCPA Canadian College of Performing Arts (Victoria, Canada) ) that has also been adopted by the American Chemistry Council The American Chemistry Council (ACC), formerly known as the Chemical Manufacturers' Association, is an industry trade association for American chemical companies. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is in charge of improving the public image of the chemical industry. (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ). CN intends to maximize the initiative's numerous benefits by applying Responsible Care(R) principles not only to the transportation of regulated goods, but to all of its activities. CN's participation in Responsible Care(R) confirms its commitment to continuously improving work practices and procedures throughout the Company. Three facilities received a special mention for having earned Safe Handling Awards nine years in a row: PIONEER (Dalhousie, New Brunswick Dalhousie (2006 population: 3,676) is a Canadian town located in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Geography Dalhousie is the most northern point in New Brunswick, and thus in one of the three Maritime provinces. ), Enersul (Operations) Inc. (Benbow, Alberta) and BP Canada Energy Resources Co. (Elspeth, Alberta). CN has also introduced two new award categories: The Corporate Safe Handling Award, and the Continuous Improvement Award. The Corporate Safe Handling Award is presented to companies that exceed 5,000 carloads of dangerous goods shipped and that meet Safe Handling Awards criteria. In 2000, this award was presented to BP Canada Energy Resources Company, The Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW TYO: 4850 ) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Overview The Dow Chemical Company is currently the second largest chemical manufacturer in the World (after BASF)[1]. , Ultramar Ltd. and PIONEER. CN also recognized the facilities that posted the best overall improvement by awarding them a Continuous Improvement Award. The recipients of the Continuous Improvement Award for 2000 are: Irving Oil Ltd. (Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043. The population of the Census Metropolitan Area is 122,389. ) and BP Canada Energy Resources Company (Sarnia, Ontario). Canadian National Railway Company Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI, TSX: CNR) is a Canadian rail transportation company that operates the Canadian National Railway. It was created in December, 1918 as a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada to nationalize several bankrupt rail systems spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east , serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.
2000 SAFE HANDLING
AWARD WINNERS
NOVA SCOTIA
- Sable Offshore Energy Incorporated - Tupper
NEW BRUNSWICK
- PIONEER (*) - Dalhousie
QUEBEC
- PPG Canada Inc. - Beauharnois
- Nexen Chemicals Canada Ltd. - Beauharnois
- PIONEER - Becancour
- Phenolchemie, Inc. - Limoilou
- I M T T (International Matex Terminal) - Limoilou
- EKA CHIMIE CANADA INC. - Magog
- Petro-Canada - Montreal Est
- Ultramar Ltee - St-Romuald
- Marsulex - Tracy
- Noranda Inc. - CEZinc. - Valleyfield
- EKA CHIMIE CANADA INC. - Valleyfield
- Petromont SOC en Commandite - Varennes
ONTARIO
- Honeywell International - Amherstburg
- Sulco Chemicals Ltd. - Elmira
- Kemira Chemicals Canada Inc. - Maitland
- BP Canada Energy Resources Co. - Sarnia
- Imperial Oil Limited - Sarnia
- Imperial Oil Limited - Sarnia
- Chinook Group Ltd. - Sarnia
- Nova Chemicals (Canada) Ltd. - Sarnia
- Marsulex/Inco - Sudbury
MANITOBA
- Simplot Canada Limited - Brandon
- Nexen Chemicals Canada Ltd. - Brandon
- Border Chemicals - Transcona
- Conoco Canada Limited - Wpg Fort Whyte
SASKATCHEWAN
- Saskferco Products Inc. - Belle Plaines
- Procor LPG Storage Inc. - Regina
ALBERTA
- Talisman Energy Inc. - Ansell
- Enersul (Operations) Inc. (*) - Benbow
- Albchem Industries Ltd. - Bruderheim
- Nexen Chemicals Canada Ltd. - Bruderheim
- Neste MTBE Canada - East Edmonton
- Keyspan Energy Canada - Eckville
- BP Canada Energy Resources Co. (*) - Elspeth
- Thiopet Chemicals Ltd. - Fort Saskatchewan
- Praxair Canada Inc. - Fort Saskatchewan
- Dow Chemical Canada Inc. - Fort Saskatchewan
- Sterling Pulp Chemicals Limited - Grande Prairie
- Weldwood Of Canada Limited - Hinton
- Petro-Canada Oil & Gas - Lochearn
- Husky Oil Ltd - Ram River
- Agrium - Red Deer
- Williams Energy (Canada) Inc. - South Beamer
- Husky Oil Ltd. - Windfall
BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Sterling Pulp Chemicals Limited - N.E. Vancouver
- Marsulex Westcoast Energy Inc. - Prince George
- BC Chemicals - Prince George
MICHIGAN
- The Dow Chemical Company - Midland
- Solutia Inc. - Trenton
IOWA
- Farmland Industries - Judd
ILLINOIS
- Royster Clark Nitrogen - Arcco
- Koppers Industries - Cicero
- Archer Daniels Midland Company - Decatur
- Stepan Chemical Company - Millsdale
- Equistar Chemicals - Tuscola
MISSISSIPPI
- Air Liquide America - Canton
- Ethyl Petroleum Additives Inc. - Natchez
- Airgas Carbonic - Star
- Pursue Energy Corporation - Thomasville
- Mississippi Chemical Corporation - Yazoo City
TENNESSEE
- Koch Materials Company - Memphis
- Velsicol Chemical Corporation - Memphis
- Williams Refining & Marketing LLC - Memphis
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company - Woodstock
- PCS Nitrogen - Woodstock
LOUISIANA
- Honeywell International - Baton Rouge
- Formosa Plastic Corp - Baton Rouge
- ExxonMobil Chemical - Baton Rouge
- GE Petrochemicals - Bruns
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company - Burnside
- Honeywell International - Geismar
- Vulcan Chemicals Company - Geismar
- PCS Nitrogen - Geismar
- Shell Chemicals - Geismar
- LaRoche Industries Inc. - Gramercy
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company - La Place
- DuPONT DOW Elastomers - La Place
- Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. - St. Gabriel
- PIONEER - St. Gabriel
- Ineos Fluor Americas LLC - St.Gabriel
- Motiva Enterprises, LLC - Convent Refinery - Union
(*) Winner for the ninth consecutive year
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