ALSIP, IL - RM Lucas has acquired a new headquarters and manufacturing plant. The new facility is located at 12400 S. Laramie Ave. in Alsip IL. The location has frontage on Interstate 294 that circles Chicago and provides easy access for shipping and receiving to all points in North America. The new 92,000-square-foot facility features 12,000 square feet of offices, 5,000 square feet of research and development space and 75,000 square feet of warehouse and manufacturing. New state-of-the-art mixing, filling and laboratory testing equipment will be installed in the new facility. Production is scheduled to start up in late 2015. This facility will replace a smaller sealants plant opened in 2013. The Chicago Plant will continue operations with expanded capacity for asphalt products.

R.M. Lucas Co. is a manufacturer of coatings, sealants and adhesives for professional contractors.