Awards

Here are some of the honors Koch companies and employees earned in 2006 for safety and environmental excellence:

Koch Mineral Services

• Stewardship Award for Safe Shipping (Koch Nitrogen Company, Enid, Okla.) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company

Koch Pipeline Company

• Outstanding Achievement Award Minnesota Safety Council
• Occupational Health and Safety Commitment Award National Safety Council – Texas Chapter
• Million Work Hours Award, Safety Leadership Award, Perfect Record Award, Occupational Excellence Achievement Award National Safety Council
• Safety Excellence Award – Owner & Safety Excellence Award – Operator (Southern Operations) Industrial Industry Safety Excellence Award Program
• Outstanding Achievement in Accident Prevention Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
• Award of Honor for Exceptional Safety Performance Minnesota Safety Council
• Certificate of Recognition American Petroleum Institute
• Outstanding Achievement Certificate for Safety Excellence Wisconsin Safety Council

Flint Hills Resources

• Gold Award (Minnesota and Alaska refineries) National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
• Merit Award (Minnesota refinery and Illinois plant) National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
• Outstanding Achievement Award (Minnesota refinery) Minnesota Safety Council
• Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Pretreatment Star Award (Fort Worth, Texas, terminal) Fort Worth Water Department
• Conservation & Native Landscaping Certificate of Merit Award (Joliet, Ill.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & Chicago Wilderness
• Recognition for Reduction of Flaring (Texas refinery) Pollution Prevention Partnership

Koch Chemical Technology Group

• America’s Safest Companies (Koch-Glitsch) Occupational Hazards magazine
• Level II Health & Safety Achievement Award
• Region VI VPPPA Star of Excellence (John Zink Company, Tulsa, Okla.) Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association
• Region VI VPPPA Star of Excellence (Koch-Glitsch, LP, Dallas, Texas) Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association
• OSHAS 18001 (Koch-Glitsch BVBA, Belgium) International Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series

Georgia-Pacific

• Pulp and Paper Energy Efficiency Award (Green Bay, Wis. – Broadway mill) Office of the Governor
• 2006 Corporate Recycler of the Year Award (Fort Smith, Ark., plant) Arkansas Recycling Coalition
• 2006 Frank Condon Award for Environmental Excellence – Honorable Mention (Muskogee, Okla., mill) Environmental Federation of Oklahoma
• Environmental and Energy Achievement Award – Special Recognition (Palatka, Fla., mill) American Forest & Paper Association

INVISTA

• Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award (Charlotte, N.C.) Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Chemical Safety Excellence Award (Spartanburg, S.C. and Wilmington & Charlotte, N.C.) CSX Transportation
• Industrial Honor Award (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Tennessee Chapter of the National Safety Council
• Safety Award (Salisbury and Shelby, N.C.) North Carolina Department of Labor
• Safety Award (Camden and Spartanburg, S.C.) South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
• Safety Award (Spartanburg, S.C.) South Carolina Occupational Safety Council
• Commendation of Excellence Safety Award (Spartanburg, S.C.) South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
• Safety Award (Athens, Ga.) Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association
• Occupational Safety and Health Excellence Award (Tuas and Sakra, Singapore) Ministry of Manpower and Workplace Safety and Health Advisory
• Excellence Award for Promoting a Healthy Workplace (Kuan Yin IFC, Taiwan) Tai Yuan County
• Award for Meritorious Safety Performance (Victoria and Orange, Texas) National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
• Distinguished Service Award (Victoria and Orange, Texas) Texas Chemical Council

Community Recognition

• Business Excellence Award (Flint Hills Resources, Minnesota refinery) Northern Dakota County Chamber of Commerce
• Spirit of Rosemount Award (Flint Hills Resources, Minnesota refinery) Rosemount City Council
• 2006 Community Service – Business Award (INVISTA, Orange, Texas) Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce
• 2006 Partner of the Year Award (Georgia-Pacific, Fort Smith, Ark., plant) Partners in Education