the plant was sold in 1996 to detroit steel company. up to the early 2000s, detroit steel primarily brought in outside steel, pickled it, and sold it. after several failed start-up attempts, the trenton complex remains idle. the plant's electric distribution infrastructure was removed in the summer of 2009. in the late 2010s, the site was used as a storage and transloading space for trenton marine terminals. in april 2017, wayne county foreclosed on the site after owners failed to pay $3.7 million in back taxes. in 2018, msc land co. (a moroun company) purchased the land, entering into an agreement to demolish all buildings and to perform some remediation. the proposed use for the land is an intermodal operation utilizing the port, rail lines, and proximity to freeways. in may 2019, the site was put on epa's superfund national priorities list..