LyondellBasell’s Edison plant at 340 Meadow Road is one of the anchor industrial facilities of Middlesex County — a 100-acre chemical manufacturing site that has been in continuous operation for over 90 years and maintains significant process vessel, storage tank, containment, and structural steel infrastructure requiring ongoing coating maintenance. The plant’s chemical manufacturing environment — producing catalysts used in polypropylene and polyethylene production — involves aggressive chemical exposure conditions that place high demands on the integrity of floor coatings, secondary containment systems, and protective coatings on process equipment.

Edison’s broader industrial base includes the Raritan Center business park, one of the largest master-planned business and industrial parks in the northeastern United States at over 2,350 acres, housing logistics, light manufacturing, chemical distribution, and industrial service operations. Along the Route 1 corridor, Edison supports chemical and specialty materials manufacturers, precision fabricators, and a wide range of production facilities that generate demand for industrial floor coatings, surface preparation, and protective coating services.

Piscataway’s pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing concentration is driven in part by its adjacency to Rutgers University’s flagship New Brunswick campus — a relationship that has attracted research-based pharmaceutical companies and specialty chemical manufacturers to the area for decades. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, headquartered and manufacturing in Piscataway, is one of the largest generic drug producers in the United States and operates production facilities with the cGMP-compliant floor coating, containment, and surface treatment requirements common to FDA-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. MSN Pharmaceuticals operates a production facility on Duke Road in Piscataway producing generic pharmaceutical products under similar FDA compliance standards.

Agilex Flavors and Fragrances — formerly International Flavors and Fragrances’ Piscataway operation — manufactures flavor and fragrance compounds in an environment where chemical-resistant flooring and spill containment are critical to production safety and regulatory compliance. Trane US operates a manufacturing facility in Piscataway producing HVAC equipment, generating industrial coating and surface preparation requirements for steel fabrications and equipment housings. National Manufacturing’s 90,000-square-foot precision stamping facility requires protective coatings on fabricated metal components as part of its finishing operations.

Secondary containment systems at chemical manufacturing plants, pharmaceutical API production facilities, and chemical distribution operations are required under EPA and NJDEP regulations to prevent spills from reaching stormwater systems, groundwater, or adjacent areas. In Edison and Piscataway — where facilities handle everything from polypropylene catalysts and process chemicals to pharmaceutical active ingredients and flavor compounds — containment system integrity is both a regulatory obligation and a production safety requirement.

NJ Reliable Coatings designs and installs secondary containment lining systems using chemical-resistant epoxy, polyurea, and glass flake systems selected for the specific chemicals stored or used at each facility. We also perform emergency repair and rehabilitation of failed containment coatings — a service particularly important in active production facilities where containment areas cannot remain out of service for extended periods. Our containment work includes inspection documentation for NJDEP compliance records and facility insurance requirements.

• Chemical-resistant epoxy and polyurea secondary containment lining for chemical storage and process areas
• Glass flake epoxy systems for containment areas exposed to strong acids, solvents, or aggressive chemical feedstocks
• Emergency containment repair for active chemical and pharmaceutical facilities
• Concrete surface preparation and repair prior to containment lining installation
• NJDEP compliance documentation for containment system installation and repair

Chemical manufacturing facilities, precision fabrication operations, and pharmaceutical plants all generate surface preparation requirements that go beyond what standard commercial painting contractors can handle. Process vessels and storage tanks at chemical plants require abrasive blasting to SSPC standards before lining or coating to ensure adhesion in chemical immersion service. Steel fabrications at precision manufacturing operations require surface preparation to specific anchor profiles before protective coating application. Equipment and structural steel at pharmaceutical facilities require preparation to standards that support cleanroom-compatible coating systems.

NJ Reliable Coatings performs field and shop-type abrasive blasting to SSPC SP-5, SP-10, and SP-6 at active industrial facilities throughout Edison and Piscataway. Our proximity to Middlesex County from Monroe Township means faster mobilization for both planned project work and emergency surface prep requirements. All blasting operations include appropriate dust containment for indoor and production-adjacent environments.

• SSPC SP-5, SP-10, and SP-6 abrasive blasting for process vessels, tanks, and structural steel
• Indoor blasting with full containment for pharmaceutical and chemical facilities with production area proximity
• Surface preparation for floor coating installation on concrete substrates — shot blasting, grinding, and mechanical prep
• Lead paint assessment and abatement on legacy Edison and Piscataway manufacturing facilities
• Vacuum-assisted blasting for production-adjacent environments requiring minimal dust and contamination