The Port Enters Next Phase of Development of Former Dow Chemical Plant Site

Hamilton County Commissioners awarded the project $250,000 to assist with remedial expenses while The Port and Neyer Properties have been able to leverage an additional $150,000 in USEPA funding and approximately $80,000 in grants provided by The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and Procter & Gamble.

History of the site

• Prior to closing its doors in 2014, the site, located at 2000 West Street in Reading, was owned by multiple companies.
• The facility was originally developed in 1949 by Cincinnati Milling Machine as Carlisle Chemical Works.
• Carlisle Chemical Works operated the facility from 1949–1970.
• From 1970–1980, the site operated under the name Cincinnati Milacron.
• In 1980, Carstab, a division of Thiokol, purchased the site.
• In 1982, Morton and Thiokol merged. The facility operated as Morton-Thiokol from 1982–1989.
• In 1989, Thiokol was sold, and Morton International operated the site for 10 years, until 1999.
• In 1999 Rohm and Haas purchased the building and operated it until The Dow Chemical Company acquired Rohm and Haas in 2009.
• Dow officially closed the plant in 2014 as part of a company-wide restructuring.

Each of the six companies, which collectively occupied the facility over 75 years, manufactured chemicals found in many common items, including vinyl sidings, windows, downspouts, and plastic bottles.

Site Specifics

The 25-acre lot in Reading, Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb with a population of just over 10,000 residents, provides many of the needs and amenities which large, advanced manufacturing companies look for in a production facility. Highlights include:

• The industrial-zoned site may accommodate up to 350,000 square feet of advanced manufacturing and research and development space.
• A labor force of more than 700,000 within a 30-minute drive of the site, with recruiting access to 17 local universities and vocational training schools.
• Multiple transportation modes conveniently located near the site, including:
  • Three major interstate highways, including two within one mile of the site
  • Two class-A railways
  • An active Foreign Trade Zone, including the largest inland port in the United States
  • One international airport
  • The 981-mile Ohio River, stretching from Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River in southern Illinois
• A central U.S. location - the Cincinnati region is within one day’s drive to most major U.S. cities.
• A globally competitive logistics industry - With DHL and the Amazon Prime Air Hub, the Cincinnati region is one of the most connected and capable places in the world for moving goods.
• A development team ready to assist the buyer in the streamlining of permitting and approval processes.