Since 1957, Morbark has grown from Winn, Michigan, sawmill operator Norval Morey’s portable debarker venture into a manufacturer known for converting wood and organic waste into usable products. The company now operates a 1.1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Winn and supports customers through a worldwide dealer network.
Lignetics GroupFor more than 30 years, Lignetics Group has turned wood waste into sustainable consumer and industrial products, from heating and BBQ pellets to animal bedding and engineered materials. The company operates 29 plants across the United States and Canada and processes more than 5 billion pounds of wood residuals annually. Its Broomfield headquarters also houses an Innovation Lab researching new uses for lignin, wood flour, and other residual-based materials.ARCADE, NY
Lignetics GroupFor more than 30 years, Lignetics Group has turned wood waste into heating pellets and other sustainable products, operating 27 plants across the United States and Canada. Heating pellets are its flagship offering, made from residual material sourced through wood-industry and responsible forestry partnerships. The company’s pellet brands are distributed through thousands of retailers nationwide.MIFFLINTOWN, PA
Deer Park Lumber, IncFounded in 1982 by Ron Andrews in Tunkhannock, Deer Park Lumber is a second-generation, family-owned sawmill and forestry services company producing kiln-dried Northern Appalachian hardwood lumber. The company produces approximately 15 million board feet annually and serves domestic and international markets, while its forestry team helps landowners manage timber with long-term regeneration and conservation in mind. Deer Park also puts its sustainability principles into practice by heating its kilns with sawdust and finding uses for nearly all of its wood byproducts.TUNKHANNOCK, PA
American Wood Fibers, IncFamily-owned since 1966, American Wood Fibers manufactures specialty forestry products including animal bedding, wood flour, fuel pellets and potting materials for consumer, agricultural and industrial markets. Founded as a single mill in Jessup, Maryland, the company now operates 11 manufacturing sites, produces more than 15 million bales of wood shavings annually and helped pioneer small-animal bedding in 1984. Still led by the founding family in its fourth generation, AWF also provides private-label manufacturing, toll processing and wood-fiber recovery services.CIRCLEVILLE, OH