Industry Recognition
2023 TCC/ACIT AWARD WINNERS
CARING FOR TEXAS AWARDS
The objective of the TCC Caring for Texas awards program is to promote continuous improvement by the chemical industry in community awareness, emergency response, security, and pollution prevention. The program provides recognition for member facilities that, during the previous calendar year, have achieved exemplary results and demonstrated a strong commitment to their employees and their community.
Group One - facilities with fewer than 60 employees
Chevron Phillips – Conroe
Ethyl Corporation - Houston
INEOS Oligomers – La Porte
Kuraray America Elastomers – Pasadena
MEGlobal Americas - Freeport
OxyChem – Dallas
OQ Chemicals – Bishop
Solvay Chemicals – Orange
Group Two - facilities with 61 to 200 employees
Afton Chemical - Houston
Arkema - Beaumont
ChampionX – Odessa
ChampionX – Sugar Land
Chemours – La Porte
Chevron Phillips Chemical - Kingwood
Dow – Bayport
Dow – La Porte
Huntsman - Conroe
INEOS Oligomers – Chocolate Bayou
INVISTA - Longview
Kuraray America EVAL – Pasadena
LyondellBasell Equistar Pipeline - Houston
Nouryon Surface Chemistry – Houston
OxyChem - Deer Park
OxyChem - Pasadena
OxyChem - La Porte
OxyVinyls – Battleground
OxyVinyls – Deer Park
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals – Pasadena
Shintech - Freeport
SI Group – Freeport
Solvay Specialty Polymers – Borger
TotalEnergies – Beaumont
Group Three - facilities with 201 to 500 employees
BASF – Port Arthur
Chevron Phillips - Pasadena Plastics Complex
Chevron Phillips - Port Arthur
Dow – Texas City
ExxonMobil – Beaumont
ExxonMobil – Baytown Olefins Plant
ExxonMobil – Mont Belvieu
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures – Gregory
INVISTA – Victoria
TotalEnergies – La Porte
Group Four - facilities with more than 501 employees
Covestro - Baytown
Dow – Deer Park
Formosa – Point Comfort
LyondellBasell – Bayport Complex
Olin – Freeport
Honorable Mention Excellence In Caring for Texas Awards
Group One
Underground Storage - Pierce Junction
Nouryon Surface Chemistry - Fort Worth
Group Two
Eastman Chemical Company - Texas City
Group Three
Ascend Performance Materials - Chocolate Bayou
Excellence In Caring for Texas Awards
Group Two
BASF - Beaumont
Group Four
Indorama Ventures - Port Neches
Sustained Excellence In Caring For Texas Award
Group One
Pure Salt Baytown - Mont Belvieu
Pure Salt Baytown - Baytown
Underground Services Markham - Clemville
Group Two
Nouryon - Pasadena
Nouryon - La Porte
Mitsubishi Chemical - La Porte
Chevron Phillips Chemical - Orange
OQ Chemicals - Bay City
Group Three
Chevron Phillips Chemical - Borger
Chemours - Ingleside
Group Four
BASF – Freeport
Chevron Phillips – Sweeny, Clemens and Old Ocean
Chevron Phillips – Cedar Bayou
Eastman – Texas Operations – Longview
SAFETY AWARDS
The TCC Safety Awards program was established by the TCC Board of Directors to promote the continual improvement of safety performance by TCC member companies. The Safety Awards Program is intended to achieve this objective by providing recognition for TCC members and member facilities who, during the previous calendar year, have both achieved exemplary results and demonstrated commitment to safe operations through implementation and continuous improvement of safety-related programs. Qualifying sites and individual applicants must be active TCC members in good standing having paid dues and meeting all the requirements of membership in accordance with the TCC Bylaws. The Safety Awards are administered by the Occupational Safety Committee and the OSC Awards Subcommittee.
Zero Incident Rate - Employee Awards
This award recognizes those facilities with a Zero Incident Rate; meaning they did not have an employee OSHA recordable injury or illness in 2022.
Group One
Air Liquide – Bay City ASU
Air Liquide – Bayport
Air Liquide – Beaumont ASU
Air Liquide – Beaumont H2 Cavern
Air Liquide – Channelview
Air Liquide – Corpus Christi SMR
Air Liquide – Freeport ASU
Air Liquide – Freeport HPU
Air Liquide – Freeport HyCO
Air Liquide – Ingleside
Air Liquide – La Porte ASU
Air Liquide – La Porte SMR
Air Liquide – Longview ASU 2 & 3
Air Liquide – Longview POX & ASU 4 & 5
Air Liquide – Nederland ASU
Air Liquide – Port Neches ASU
Air Liquide – Victoria ASU
Air Products – Port Arthur
Arkema – Crosby
Celanese – Bay City
Eco Services Operations– Baytown
Ethyl Corporation – Houston
INEOS Oligomers – La Porte
Kuraray America Elastomers – Pasadena
Lubrizol Corporation – La Porte
OQ Chemicals – Bishop
OxyChem – Dallas Silicates
Pure Salt Baytown
Pure Salt Baytown – Mont Belvieu
SI Group – Baytown
Solvay – La Porte
Underground Services Markham – Pasadena
Zeon Chemicals - Pasadena
Group Two
Afton Chemical – Houston
Albemarle Corporation – Pasadena
Arkema – Houston
BASF – Bishop
Chevron Phillips – Orange
Chevron Phillips – Kingwood
Dow – Bayport
Dow – La Porte
Eastman Chemical – Texas City
Huntsman – Conroe
INEOS Oligomers – Chocolate
INEOS – Green Lake
Kuraray America – Bayport
Lubrizol Corporation – Bayport
LyondellBasell – Equistar Pipeline
MEGlobal Americas – Oyster Creek
Mitsubishi Chemical – La Porte
Nouryon – La Porte
OxyChem – Deer Park VCM
OxyChem – Deer Park PVC/KOH
Sasol Chemicals – Green Bayou & Winnie Sites
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals – Pasadena
SI Group – Freeport
Solvay – Orange
TotalEnergies – La Porte
TotalEnergies – Beaumont
Group Three
BASF – Beaumont
Chevron Phillips – Borger
Chevron Phillips – Port Arthur
ExxonMobil – Baytown
ExxonMobil – Beaumont
ExxonMobil – Mont Belvieu
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures – Gregory
Kaneka North America – Pasadena
OQ Chemicals – Bay City
OxyChem – Ingleside
Group Four
BASF – Port Arthur
Chevron Phillips – Cedar Bayou
Chevron Phillips – Sweeny, Clemens, Old Ocean
Indorama Ventures – Port Neches/Dayton
INEOS Olefins & Polymers – Chocolate Bayou
LyondellBasell – La Porte
LyondellBasell – Houston
LyondellBasell - Bayport
Zero Incident Rate - Contractor Awards
This award recognizes those facilities with a Zero Contractor Incident Rate at their facility in 2022.
Group One
Air Liquide – Bay City ASU
Air Liquide – Bayport
Air Liquide – Beaumont ASU
Air Liquide – Beaumont H2 Cavern
Air Liquide – Channelview
Air Liquide – Corpus Christi SMR
Air Liquide – Freeport ASU
Air Liquide – Freeport HPU
Air Liquide – Freeport HyCO
Air Liquide – Ingleside
Air Liquide – La Porte ASU
Air Liquide – La Porte SMR
Air Liquide – Longview ASU 2 & 3
Air Liquide – Longview POX & ASU 4 & 5
Air Liquide – Victoria ASU
Arkema – Crosby
Braskem America – Seadrift
Celanese – Bay City
Chevron Phillips Drilling Specialties– Conroe
Eco Services Operations – Beaumont
Ethyl Corporation – Houston
INEOS Oligomers – La Porte
Kuraray America Elastomers – Pasadena
Lubrizol Corporation – La Porte
Nouryon Surface Chemistry – Fort Worth
OQ Chemicals – Bishop
OxyChem – Dallas
Pure Salt Baytown
Pure Salt Baytown – Mont Belvieu
SI Group – Baytown
Solvay – La Porte
Texas Brine – Houston
Underground Services Markham – Clemville
Underground Storage – Houston
Zeon Chemicals – Pasadena
Group Two
Afton Chemical – Houston
Albemarle Corporation – Pasadena
Arkema – Clear Lake
Arkema – Houston
BASF – Bishop
Braskem America – Oyster Creek
Chevron Phillips – Orange
Dow – La Porte
Eastman Chemical – Texas City
Huntsman - Conroe
INEOS – Green Lake
Kuraray America - Bayport
Kuraray America EVAL – Pasadena
Lubrizol Corporation – Bayport
LyondellBasell – Equistar Pipeline
MEGlobal Americas – Oyster Creek
Mitsubishi Chemical – La Porte
Nouryon – Pasadena
Nouryon – La Porte
Nouryon – Houston
OxyChem – Deer Park VCM
OxyChem – Deer Park PVC/KOH
OxyChem – La Porte VCM
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals – Pasadena
SI Group – Freeport
Solvay – Orange
Solvay – Borger
TotalEnergies – La Porte
TotalEnergies – Beaumont
TPC Group – Port Neches
Group Three
BASF – Beaumont
Celanese – Clear Lake
Chemours – Corpus Christi
Chevron Phillips – Borger
Chevron Phillips – Port Arthur
ExxonMobil – Baytown Olefins Plant
ExxonMobil – Beaumont
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures – Gregory
Kaneka North America – Pasadena
OQ Chemicals – Bay City
OxyChem – Ingleside
Goodyear - Houston
Group Four
ExxonMobil – Baytown Chemical Plant
LyondellBasell – La Porte
LyondellBasell – Houston
Occupational Safety Distinguished Service Awards
These Awards are presented to those facilities that have met the Occupational Safety Committee participation requirements by attending at least 3 of the quarterly Occupational Safety Committee or Subcommittee meetings during the course of the year and have demonstrated improvement in their injury and illness incident rate for 2022 when compared to the previous 3 years.
Group One
Kuraray America Elastomers – Pasadena
Nouryon Surface Chemistry – Fort Worth
Pure Salt Baytown
Pure Salt Baytown – Mont Belvieu
Underground Services Markham - Clemville
Group Two
BASF – Bishop
Chevron Phillips – Orange
Dow – Bayport
Dow – La Porte
Eastman Chemical – Texas City
Huntsman - Conroe
INEOS Oligomers – Chocolate Bayou
Kuraray America - Bayport
Kuraray America EVAL – Pasadena
Mitsubishi Chemical – Soarnol Division - La Porte
Nouryon Functional Chemicals – Pasadena
OxyChem – Deer Park PVC/KOH
OxyChem – Deer Park VCM
OQ Chemicals – Bay City
Group Three
Ascend Performance Materials – Chocolate Bayou
Chevron Phillips – Borger
ExxonMobil – Baytown Olefins
ExxonMobil – Mont Belvieu
Group Four
Dow – Deer Park
ExxonMobil – Baytown Chemical Plant
Best In Texas Awards
The ‘Best in Texas’ Awards are presented to the top facilities within each group that meet the criteria for Distinguished Safety Service and maintain a contractor safety program under TCC’s recommended guidelines for Contractor Safety. These applications are peer-reviewed by members of the OSC Awards Subcommittee who judge applications in different categories than their own.
Group One
Pure Salt Baytown - Baytown
Group Two
Kuraray - Pasadena
Group Three
Ascend Performance Materials - Chocolate Bayou
Group Four
ExxonMobil - Baytown
ACIT REGIONAL MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Each year, ACIT recognizes a Member of the Year from among our four active ACIT regions. The recipient may be an individual who has exhibited extraordinary dedication to ACIT in their Region. Nominees are considered from each region and a winner is selected by the ACIT Board of Directors. These individuals volunteer countless hours in planning and organizing ACIT events and recruiting new members in their region. This Award is presented to both the individuals and to their companies who show their support for ACIT by allowing them to actively participate in ACIT.
Region 1 - Houston Ship Channel Region
Tim Host with Fortress Protective Buildings
Region 2 - Mid Coast Region
Cheryl Miller with Tolunay-Wong Engineers
Region 4 - South Texas Region
Bryan Anthony with AO Services
ACIT LEADERSHIP AWARD
The ACIT Leadership Award was established by the ACIT Board of Directors to recognize an owner company or organization that has demonstrated strong leadership within ACIT and contributed to the success of our organization.
2023 ACIT Leadership Award
Bearcom
ACIT OUTSTANDING OWNER AWARD
The ACIT Outstanding Owner Award is a special award established by the ACIT Board of Directors when there is an owner company or organization that has demonstrated leadership and strong support for ACIT, and has contributed to the success of our organization.
2023 ACIT Outstanding Owner Award
Paul Fritsch with ExxonMobil
PROCESS SAFETY AWARDS
SAM MANNAN AWARD FOR ZERO PROCESS SAFETY INCIDENTS
Dr. Sam Mannan was the founding Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University for many years. Unfortunately, Dr. Mannan passed away in 2018. He was passionate about process safety and was committed to driving continuous improvement and preventing incidents. The TCC Board of Directors felt it fitting to honor his life’s work with the Dr. Sam Mannan Award for Zero Process Safety Incidents, recognizing facilities with no Tier 1 or Tier 2 incidents in 2022.
Group One
Air Liquide – Bayport
Air Products & Chemicals – Port Arthur
Arkema – Crosby
Braskem America – Seadrift
Celanese – Bay City
Eco Services Operations – Baytown
Ethyl Corporation – Houston
INEOS Oligomers – La Porte
Kuraray American Elastomers – Pasadena
Lubrizol Corporation – La Porte
Nouryon Surface Chemistry – Fort Worth
OQ Chemicals – Bishop
OxyChem – Pasadena PVC
Pure Salt Baytown
Pure Salt Baytown – Mont Belvieu
Underground Services Markham – Clemville
Zeon Chemicals – Pasadena
Group Two
Afton Chemical - Houston
Arkema - Beaumont
Arkema – Clear Lake
Arkema – Houston
BASF – Bishop
Braskem America – Oyster Creek
Chevron Phillips – Orange
Dow – La Porte
INEOS Oligomers – Chocolate Bayou – Alvin
INEOS – Green Lake
Kuraray America EVAL – Pasadena
LyondellBasell – Equistar Pipeline
MEGlobal Americas – Oyster Creek
Mitsubishi Chemical – La Porte
Nouryon Surface Chemistry – Houston
OxyChem – Deer Park VCM
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals – Pasadena
Shintech – Freeport
SI Group – Freeport
Solvay – Orange
Solvay – Borger
TotalEnergies – Borger
TotalEnergies – La Porte
TPC Group – Port Neches
Group Three
BASF - Beaumont
Chevron Phillips - Borger
Chevron Phillips - Pasadena Plastics Complex
ExxonMobil – Beaumont Chemical Plant
ExxonMobil – Beaumont Polyethylene Plant
ExxonMobil – Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant
Goodyear Chemical – Beaumont
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures – Gregory
Kaneka North America – Pasadena
OQ Chemicals – Bay City
Shell Chemical – Deer Park
TPC Group - Houston
Group Four
Chevron Phillips Chemical - Headquarters
TEXAS A&M MARY KAY O’CONNOR PROCESS SAFETY CENTER AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED PROCESS SAFETY INITIATIVE
TCC has established a collaboration with the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University to utilize their global research and analysis of process safety incidents that can offer insights to industry in our pursuit of continuous improvement in process safety across industry. The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center’s students and faculty judged submissions in each facility category. Eligible applicants had Zero Incident for 2022 and submitted an essay to describe their process safety initiatives.
Group One
OQ Chemicals - Bishop
Group Two
Chevron Phillips Chemical - Orange
Group Three
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
A.D. CYPHERS SAFETY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
The A.D. Cyphers Safety Professional of the Year Award was created in honor of A.D. Cyphers, one of the most dedicated and active chairman of the Occupational Safety Committee. This recognition is determined by industry peers who participate on the TCC Occupational Safety Committee. The Safety Professional of the Year Award recognizes and individual who demonstrated outstanding safety leadership at their site, within their company, or through the chemical industry.
2023 A.D. Cyphers Safety Professional of the Year Award
Rebecca Rhoden of Kuraray America
TCC/ACIT EHS LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Texas-Louisiana EHS Leadership Award recognizes the Chair of the EHS Committee for their dedication and leadership in improving safety and promoting best practices across our industry. The EHS Chair is nominated by industry peers from Texas and Louisiana to lead what has become the premiere environmental, health and safety conference in our industry. Consideration for this important leadership role typically requires several years of direct involvement with the EHS seminar as well as strong leadership and organizational skills.
2023 Texas-Louisiana EHS Leadership Award
Richard Bass of Kuraray America
GERALD R. EHRMAN AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT
The Occupational Safety Committee established this award to recognize a special plant manager who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in Safety Management. The first recipient of this award was Jerry Ehrman of DuPont, who retired in 2007. Jerry served as Chairman of TCC from 2004 – 2005 and as Chairman of the Occupational Safety Committee from 1998 until his retirement in 2007. Jerry was extremely dedicated to TCC, ACIT and the Occupational Safety Committee, and a strong supporter of the EHS Seminar.
The committee decided that this award would be named in Jerry’s honor as the “Gerald R. Ehrman Award for Safety Management” and would only be given to a plant manager who embodies the same leadership and dedication to Safety Management that Mr. Ehrman exhibited throughout his many years of service to his company and to TCC.
2023 Gerald R. Ehrman Award
Kate Lightfoot of ExxonMobil
