The Site, is a former facility that was a comparatively small asphalt plant, located on slightly over twelve acres. The plant was divided into four areas: Area 1 consisting of an office building, locker room, laboratory, maintenance shop, and still area; Area 2 was a tank farm storage area; Area 3 was the container filling operations and tank car loading and unloading area; and Area 4 was the product storage, product bagging and filled asphalt operations area.
From the early 1900s until approximately 1985, the Pioneer Asphalt Corporation (Pioneer Asphalt) manufactured asphalt and other related products at the Site. In July, 1985, the Ziegler Chemical and Mineral Corporation acquired the Pioneer Asphalt Corporation, incorporating and renaming it the Pioneer Asphalt Corporation. In November 1985, the Pioneer Asphalt Corporation acquired the Site and facility from the Witco Corporation, and commenced asphalt and other product manufacturing there. At the present time, the Pioneer Asphalt Corporation still owns the Site but has not manufactured anything at the Site since approximately 2004.
