Foremark Performance Chemicals awarded prestigious Pinnacle Award by Union Pacific third year in a row

On May 10, 2021, Union Pacific Railroad announced the companies who won the 2020 Pinnacle Award for their dedication and commitment to safely transporting chemicals by rail. Foremark Performance Chemicals, for the third time in a row, is proud to once again be recognized by Union Pacific and awarded the distinguished 2020 Chemical Transportation Safety Pinnacle Award. This prestigious award, given out annually, honors customers who implement release prevention protocols, corrective action plans and have zero non-accident releases (NARs) of regulated hazardous materials shipments. In its announcement, Union Pacific’s Jacque Bendon, Vice President – Industrial, stated “Union Pacific is committed to safely moving the chemical shipments that support our customers’ supply chains. We applaud this year’s Pinnacle Award winners for their commitment to eliminating rail car chemical releases and thank them for their continued collaboration to safely move chemical products through the communities where we live and work.”

“This is an outstanding achievement and clearly demonstrates we continue to embrace this value each day in the safe transportation of hazardous material while ensuring the safety of our employees, contractors, customers and the community”, said Michael Dildy, Supply Chain and Procurement Manager at the La Porte plant. “The Foremark team strictly adheres to safe operating procedures and protocols, continuous improvement, and holding each other accountable. Foremark’s results are not by chance, and we are extremely proud of all the employees that contributed to this achievement and recognition by working safely.”

About Foremark Performance Chemicals

Foremark Performance Chemicals is a technology driven leader in intermediate chemicals and derivatives for oilfield, refineries and petrochemical applications.