CN announced the winners of its Safe Handling Awards for 2009. These awards are among the most coveted and respected in the industry. In all, 110 companies were presented with the Safe Handling Awards at a special ceremony here.

"On behalf of CN, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate each of the Safe Handling Award recipients for 2009," said James Cairns, CN's vice-president, Petroleum and Chemicals. "These awards were established to recognize customers for handling dangerous goods carefully and judiciously, and for respecting high standards. Our customers and employees work together to meet the day-to-day challenges of maintaining a safe operation. Like CN, our customers make safety a priority every day."

Launched in 1992, CN's Safe Handling Awards have been presented to customers that load cars with dangerous goods and meet strict standards for the safe handling and shipment of regulated products. The winners must meet established criteria, according to the total number of shipments of dangerous goods for all facilities.

The Safe Handling Awards program is one of a series of initiatives aimed at making CN the safest railway in North America.

"The Safe Handling Awards are an integral part of the Responsible Care(R) Program - an ongoing performance improvement initiative in which CN is a partner, both in Canada and the U.S.," explained Keith Creel, CN's executive vice-president and chief operating officer. "The safety of our operations is of the utmost importance to CN, and our customers play an important role in ensuring the safety of our employees, communities, and the environment. We're pleased to recognize those partners who excel in this ongoing effort."

2009 CN Safe Handling Award winners Congratulations to all our winners

ACE ETHANOL LLC

ADKINS ENERGY LLC

AGRIUM INC

AIR LIQUIDE USA LLC

AKZO NOBEL INC

AMAIZING ENERGY LLC

ARCLIN CANADA LTD

ASHLAND INC.

AUX SABLE LIQUID PRODUCTS LP

BASF CORP

BASIC CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS

BIG RIVER RESOURCES, LLC

BORDER CHEMICAL CO LTD

BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC

BRIGHT STAR ENERGY INC

C&N COMPANIES

CANADA COLORS & CHEMICALS LTD

CASTLE ROCK RENEWABLE FUELS LLC

CENEX HARVEST STATES

CENOVUS ENERGY INC

CHEMCO INC

CITGO PETROLEUM CORP

COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLS INC

CONTINENTAL NITROGEN

CROSSTEX PROCESSING SERVICES LLC

CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC

DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO

DYNO NOBEL INC

ELBOW RIVER MARKETING LP

ENERSUL OPERATIONS LP

ENTERPRISE GAS PRODUCTS

EPCO CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTS INC

EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP

ERCO WORLDWIDE

ERGON INC

ETHANOL GRAIN PROCESSORS LLC

FEDERATED COOP LTD

GLENVILLE GRAIN

GREEN PLAINS TRADE GROUP LLC

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC

HIGH SIERRA ENERGY LP

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC

HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO

INEOS FLUOR AMERICAS LLC

INEOS NOVA LLC

INEOS USA LLC.

INNOPHOS INC

INTEGRATED GRAIN PROCESSORS CO-OPER

INTERNATIONAL-MATEX TANK TERMINALS

INTL CHEMICAL CO

INVISTA (CANADA) COMPANY

IRVING J D LTD

JONES-HAMILTON CO

KEMIRA INC

KOPPERS INC

LANXESS CORP

LINDE LLC

LITTLE SIOUX CORN PROCESSORS

LUCITE INTERNATIONAL

MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LLC

MARSULEX INC

METHANEX CORP

MITSUBISHI INTL CORP

MOOSE JAW REFINERY PARTNERSHIP

N G L SUPPLY CO LTD

NALCO COMPANY

NEXEN MARKETING INC

NORFALCO SALES INC

NUCOR CORP

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP

OLIN CORP

OSMOSE WOOD PRESERVING INC

P P G INDUSTRIES INC

PETRO HUNT CORP

PETROGAS MARKETING LTD

PINE LAKE CORN PROCESSORS LLC

PLAINS MARKETING CANADA LP

PLATINUM ETHANOL LLC

POET BIOREFINING

POLLUTION CONTROL INDUSTRIES

PROVIDENT MIDSTREAM LLP

PVS CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS INC

PVS CHLORALKALI INC

QUAD COUNTY CORN PROCESSORS COOPERA

RECOCHEM INC

RENTECH ENERGY MIDWEST CORP

RHODIA INC

RUETGERS CANADA INC

SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS

SEMSTREAM LP

SIOUXLAND ENER