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Responsible Care® Awards

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ACC’s Responsible Care® Awards Program recognizes chemical industry leaders that have made an exceptional commitment to EHS&S performance, sustainability and sound chemicals management.

In 2025, ACC recognized the following member and Partner companies through the Responsible Care Awards Program.

Responsible Care® Member Company of the Year

Recognizes the superb performance and safety record of member companies involved in the distribution, transportation, storage, use, treatment, disposal and/or sales and marketing of chemicals:

  • ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company | Large Size Category 
  • MEGlobal Americas Inc. | Small Size Category

Responsible Care® Initiative of the Year

Recognizes companies in each size category that have implemented a specific program or activity that demonstrates leadership in the areas of employee health and safety, security, or environmental protection:

  • MEGlobal Americas Inc. (Member, Small Size Company Category) Jetty Park Playground 
  • Kuraray America Inc. (Member, Medium Size Company Category) KuraSafe: Building a Culture of Responsibility in Workplace Safety 
  • Total Quality Logistics (Responsible Care Partner Company Category) Alternative Fuel Map  

Responsible Care® Partner Company of the Year

Recognizes the superb performance and safety record of companies involved in the distribution, transportation, storage, use, treatment, disposal and/or sales and marketing of chemicals:

  • Leschaco, Inc.
  • Material Logistics & Services, LLC / Division of WSI 
  • Quality Carriers, Inc.

Responsible Care® Employee of the Year

Presented to one ACC member company employee and one Responsible Care Partner company employee for exceptional leadership in Responsible Care:

  • Member Company Employee of the Year: Paul Phillips | Nouryon
  • Partner Company Employee of the Year: Paul Glenn | Third Coast

Product Safety Awards

Recognizes ACC member companies with laudable achievements implementing product safety and stewardship programs:

  • Huntsman Corporation, Member Company | European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Radar Tool 
  • Methanex Corporation, Member Company | Methanol Safe Handling Seminar Series
  • Trinity Industries, Inc., Partner Company | Tersus - Robotic Tankcar Cleaning System

Responsible Care Partner Sustainability Award

  • Highway Transport Logistics, Inc. | Net Zero, Carbon Emissions Tracking and Reporting
  • WTS, Inc. | Creative Sustainable Solutions for Difficult-to-Recycle Materials

AI & Digitalization Award

  • Afton Chemical Corporation, Member Company | Houston OSI PI Air Compliance Platform
  • Dow, Member Company | Machine Learning Approach for Forecasting Total Dissolved Solids
  • Milliken Chemical, A Division of Milliken & Co., Member Company | Safety Continuous Improvement Utilizing the Power of AI

Energy Efficiency Awards

Recognizes ACC member companies with commendable achievements in improving energy efficiency and/or reducing greenhouse gas related or other environmental impacts:

  • ALTIVIA
    • Steam Generation Efficiency
  • Afton Chemical Company
    • PATX Energy Efficiency Projects 2024*
  • Arkema, Inc.
    • Reduce energy usage and Scope 1 & 2 emissions*
  • Axalta Coating Systems LLC
    • Nitrogen Generation Plant
  • BASF Corporation
    • Water Acid Concentration Reduction 
    • Clemson Energy Reduction Project
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
    • Old Ocean achieves Energy Savings
  • DuPont
    • DuPont Engineering Science Lab Site Energy Team Continues Success
  • Eastman Chemical Company
    • Acetic Stripping Over-purification Study*
  • FMC Corporation
    • Incinerator Improvement Project for Natural Gas Reduction*
  • Occidental Chemical Corporation
    • DOE Treasure Hunt Projects 
    • Reduce Hydrogen Pipeline Pressure Drop
    • LaPorte ISD Sustainability Support* 
    • Improve Hydrogen Recovery* 
    • Propylene Optimization
    • Contaminated Water Stripper Optimization
    • ICLP STG Steam Flow Efficiency Optimization*
    • Boiler Hydrogen Feed Improvement 
    • WWS Scale Inhibitor
    • Diaphragm Intercell Design Change and Improvements 
    • Diaphragm Cell Depositing Improvements
       

*Denotes exceptional merit distinction

Waste Management & Water Stewardship Award

Presented to companies with substantial achievements in waste minimization and water stewardship:

  • Afton Chemical Corporation
    • Sauget Cake Waste Minimization
    • Afton Houston Co-Product Generation Reduction*
    • Afton Houston Waste Maleic Reduction 
    • Port Arthur Waste Reduction at the Source
  • FMC Corporation
    • Diamides Wastewater Reclamation*
  • Indorama Ventures
    • Stop SMOG*
  • Kuraray America Inc.
    • The People Plan: A Sustainable Solution to Water Bottle Recycling
  • Milliken Chemical, A Division of Milliken & Co.
    • Tin Presscake Recycling
  • Occidental Chemical Corporation 
    • Cooling Tower Water Use Reduction* 
    • C-2480 Condensate Pump Installation 
    • Oxy 6 Tank Cleanout*
    • Utility Condensate Recovery*
    • Diaphragm Cell PMX Waste Reduction 
    • Membrane Caustic Evaporator Improvements* 
    • Installation of Onstream Analyzer to Prevent Brine
      Contamination

*Denotes exceptional merit

Facility Safety Awards

Presented to companies with significant achievements in employee health and safety performance:

  • AdvanSix
  • Afton Chemical Corporation 
  • American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.
  • Arkema, Inc.
  • Ascend Performance Materials, LLC 
  • Ashland Inc.
  • Avient
  • Axalta Coating Systems LLC 
  • BASF Corporation
  • Braskem America, Inc.
  • Cabot Corporation  
  • Carus LLC 
  • Chemours
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
  • Clariant Corporation
  • Climax Molybdenum Company 
  • Covestro LLC
  • Dow 
  • DuPont 
  • Ecovyst Inc.
  • Evonik Corporation 
  • ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company 
  • Foremark Performance Chemicals, Inc
  • Hallstar 
  • Hexion Inc. 
  • Honeywell
  • Huntsman Corporation 
  • ICL
  • Indorama Ventures
  • Ingevity Corporation 
  • Kuehne Chemical Company, Inc.
  • Kuraray America Inc.
  • LANXESS Corporation 
  • LSB Chemical LLC
  • Methanex Corporation
  • Milliken Chemical, A Division of Milliken & Co.
  • Nouryon
  • Occidental Chemical Corporation 
  • PMC Group N.A., Inc.
  • PQ Corporation 
  • PVS Chemicals, Inc.
  • Stepan Company 
  • Synthomer Plc.
  • Texas Brine Company, LLC
  • The Lubrizol Corporation
  • Trinseo
  • W.R. Grace & Co

PARTNER COMPANIES

  • GATX Rail
  • Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, LLC 
  • Quantix DC - Export
  • Quantix Dry Bulk Transportation 
  • Quantix In-Plant Services 
  • Quantix Liquid Transportation 
  • Third Coast
  • Trinity Industries, Inc.