LyondellBasell Edison Plant Receives Elite Silver Safety Award
June 07, 2018
EDISON – June 7, 2018 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, announces its Edison Plant received the 2017 Elite Silver Safety Award from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) for exemplary safety performance in 2017.
The Elite Silver Safety Award is presented to petrochemical plants that exhibited excellent safety performance and program innovation. The award represents the top five percent of industry top safety performers. The announcement was made at the AFPM National Occupational and Process Safety Conference in San Antonio, Texas in May.
“Safety is a core value for LyondellBasell and we are very proud of the Edison Plant for this recognition of safety excellence,” said Dale Friedrichs, vice president, Health, Safety and Environment. “It is not about measuring the number, it’s about knowing our people go home safe at the end of every shift, every day.”
“We are committed to safety in everything that we do,” said Antero Ortega-Velazco, site manager of LyondellBasell’s Edison Plant. “We take a great deal of pride in this recognition. This award speaks to the dedication of each person here. To achieve this level of commitment is not easy, but we challenge each other and watch out for each other. I’m incredibly proud of this recognition because we did it together.”
In addition to the Edison Plant, four other LyondellBasell sites received top safety awards from AFPM.
The AFPM Safety Awards Program is part of a comprehensive safety program developed by AFPM’s Safety and Health Committee to promote accident prevention in the petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries.
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About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell sells products into approximately 100 countries and is the world's largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In 2018, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine’s list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com.
About LyondellBasell’s Clinton Complex
With approximately 400 employees and contractors, and covering an area of almost 239 acres, the Clinton Complex is one of the largest chemical plants in Iowa. Using natural gas liquids as a feedstock, the plant manufactures ethylene, the world’s most widely-used petrochemical, which is then converted into polyethylene plastic resins. These resins are the building blocks for products such as leak-proof and shatter-proof containers for industrial and household chemicals, packaging that protects food from spoilage and contamination, and children’s toys that are safe and durable