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American Wood Fibers selects Scotland County for Production Facility
American Wood Fibers to invest $19.5 million and will expand types of products made in Laurinburg. Nov 9, 2020Raleigh, N.C. American Wood Fibers, Inc., a specialty forest products supplier, has selected Scotland County for a new manufacturing site and will create 51...
American Wood Fibers Has Acquired California Wood Shavings
Jamestown, CA — American Wood Fibers has purchased California Wood Shavings, located near the intersection of Highway 108 and J-59. California Wood Shavings, previously owned by Bob Brewster, operates a wood shavings mill out of the former Joe Martin Trucking...
Switch To Pellet Fuel And Slash High Heating Prices
Source: Pellet Fuels Institute Pellet Heat Natural gas to jump 8.2% followed by home heating oil at 6.6% in 2011, according to a recent U.S. Energy Information Administration report, leaving homeowners with high-priced home heating for the coming winter months. For...
Frank H. Faehner 1939 – 2009
Columbia, MD – October 8, 2009 It is with great sadness that American Wood Fibers announces the passing of its founder, Frank Faehner. A pioneer in the concept of total wood waste utilization, Frank founded AWF in 1966 as Eastern Wood Fibers in Jessup Maryland. With...
Industry News Update
Louis O. Beede & Sons Closes Doors in 2011(Columbia, Maryland) — American Wood Fibers, the nation’s largest producer of wood flour and natural fiber products, is passing along the closing of Louis O. Beede & Sons in Lowell, MA. The company was active in wood...
Pet Bedding Testing Review Conducted By The Michigan State University Diagnostic Center For Population And Animal Health
REVIEW INDICATES PRESENCE OF DIOXIN IN SMALL PET PAPER BEDDING PRODUCED FROM RECLAIMED PULP FIBERS Experts say that exposure to dioxins should be avoided whenever possible Columbia, MD, October 16, 2012 – One year after releasing test results indicating the presence...
American Wood Fibers Achieves Qualification Under Pellet Fuels Institute Standards Program
Industry Leading Company Is Among First North American Companies Inspected And Approved By Independent Third Party Auditing Process Columbia, MD, August 26, 2013. American Wood Fibers, Inc. (AWF), a leading producer of wood pellet fuel and the largest manufacturer of...
American Wood Fibers Announces Change In Company Leadership
Columbia, MD, March 7, 2014. CEO General Ed Leland passes the baton to son of company founders American Wood Fibers (AWF) announced today that later this year Stephen J. Faehner, son of company founders Frank and Joy Faehner, will assume the position of Chief...
American Wood Fibers Announces The Strategic Acquisition Of Lost Coast Forest Products
Columbia, MD, February 26, 2015 Stephen Faehner, President and CEO of American Wood Fibers, Inc. (AWF) and Geoff Freidman, President of Lost Coast Forest Products (LCFP) are excited to announce the acquisition of LCFP by AWF. LCFP is a market leader and national...
American Wood Fibers Named 2016 Marion County Industry of the Year
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 5:00 am (Updated: November 9, 5:01 am) American Wood Fibers was awarded the 2016 Marion County Industry of the Year Award Friday, Nov. 4, at the Marion County Industrial Foundation’s annual Industry Appreciation Banquet in Lebanon. ...