Our Strategy
- Our Strategy
  
  As a leading physical energy commodities trader, Centalion is focused on continued global growth, diversifying our trading to meet changing market demand, and fulfilling our role in the Energy Transition through our business activities and investments and our emissions reductions targets.
  
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Moving Energy
- Moving Energy
  
  Centalion has an established track record for safety and reliability in the delivery of physical energy worldwide. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage and terminals—Centalion further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers.
  
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- - Moving Energy
  - Clearlake Shipping
- - Investments
  - Upstream
  - Terminals
  - Pipelines & Storage
  - Biofuel Plants
  - Refineries
  - • GRI
  - • GER
  - Power Generation
  - Downstream
Ethics & Sustainability
- Ethics & Sustainability
  
  Centalion’s teams work continuously to improve how our company operates, ensuring that we uphold the highest ethical and business standards worldwide. This can be seen in Centalion’s embrace of the Energy Transition and our focus on human rights, sustainability, and aggressive emissions reductions targets.
  
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- - Ethics & Sustainability
  - Compliance
  - • Education
  - • Sanctions
  - • Transparency
  - Health & Safety
  - Human Rights
  - Internal Audit
  - Policies & Code of Conduct
  - Speak Up
Careers
- Careers
  
  Centalion’s growth and success can be attributed to our employees, who provide the commercial, operational, functional, and technical expertise for our company to thrive. Our employees are dynamic and engaged. They strive for the opportunities for growth and development that Centalion provides.
  
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Media
- Media
  
  Learn more about Centalion’s business today and where the company is headed as a leading global energy commodities trader. We aim to provide here resources for understanding our business and our industry, which is as significant to the global economy as it is to people’s day-to-day lives.
  
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Moving Energy Forward

Carcinogenic

Carcinogenic refers to any substance or agent that has the potential to cause cancer in living tissues. The mechanism by which carcinogens cause cancer can be complex and varies depending on the substance but often involves alterations to cellular DNA. Exposure to carcinogens can come from various sources including certain chemicals, radiation, and even some viruses. These agents can lead to carcinogenesis by inducing mutations, promoting uncontrolled cell growth, or interfering with cell signaling pathways.

Carcinogens are classified by various agencies based on the strength of evidence regarding their cancer-causing potential. For instance, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization, classifies substances into groups ranging from Group 1 (known to be carcinogenic to humans) to Group 4 (probably not carcinogenic to humans).

For more in-depth information on carcinogens and carcinogenicity, you can visit:

1. National Cancer Institute (NCI): Provides comprehensive information about cancer-causing substances, the science of carcinogens, and related public health information.
URL: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances

2. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Offers detailed scientific reports on the classification and evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans from a variety of agents.
URL: https://www.iarc.fr/cards_page/monographs/

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