Kuraray America Honored at the 39th Annual Safety Excellence Awards

Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) was honored to be recognized at the 39th Annual Safety Excellence Awards (SEA).

This year, KAI received the 2026 award for Supporting Contractor Safety Award, presented by Industry Business Roundtable (IBR) and Health and Safety Council® (HASC).

Thank you Hans Vandommele, President & CEO of KAI, and Vance Darr, P.E., Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Security, for representing Kuraray America and accepting the award on behalf of the team.

The annual SEA event celebrates safety achievements across the Texas Gulf Coast and recognizes organizations helping strengthen safety practices across industries.

At KAI, safety is the cornerstone of everything we do. This recognition reflects that commitment, as well as KAI’s continued involvement in the SEA process through team members who served as audit team leaders and audit team members:

Audit Team Leaders
Richard Bass
Erin Hance
Kimberly Scales-Williams, BS-Occupational Safety Health,GSP

Audit Team Members
Tyler Free
Rebecca Price Rhoden, CSP

Congratulations to all 2026 Safety Excellence Awards participants and recipients. Thank you to IBR, HASC, and the many teams who make this event possible.