Orion S.A., a global specialty chemicals company, has received 10 safety awards from the International Carbon Black Association (ICBA), which annually honors manufacturers for outstanding safety performance.

The ICBA called Orion a benchmark for safety in the carbon black industry. The awards are part of the association’s voluntary Safety Recognition Program, based on verified safety data from the previous year.

“Safety is our highest priority at our sites and throughout our company,” said Corning Painter, CEO of Orion. “As we continue to focus our capital investments more on maintenance and reliability across our global operations, we expect to build on our success with safety.”

Eight Orion sites received Gold Awards, including plants in Belpre, Ohio; Berre-l'Étang, France; Huaibei, China; Ivanhoe, Louisiana; Jaslo, Poland; Paulinia, Brazil; Ravenna, Italy; and Yeosu, South Korea.

Gold Award criteria include global safety certifications, absence of regulatory citations, and clean audit records.

Two additional facilities, located in Orange, Texas, and Qingdao, China, earned Bronze Awards for reporting zero “Lost Work Day” cases—nonfatal occupational injuries or illnesses that result in missed workdays.

“The ICBA’s recognition reflects our employees’ unwavering commitment and belief that achieving a consistently injury-free workplace is both attainable and a core value of our company,” said Carlos Quinones, senior vice president of global operations at Orion.