Lignetics is one of the pioneers in the pellet fuel industry. The company was founded in 1983 by Dr. William Pickering, retired Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a group of investors who had the vision to see that our country was in need of a clean renewable alternative to carbon based fuels. They purchased a small pellet plant in Sandpoint, Idaho and over the years that facility, under the direction of the then General Manager Ken Tucker, developed into the premier pellet manufacturer in North America.

In 1993 a second plant was opened in Doniphan, Missouri, which was replaced in 1997 by Lignetics third and largest plant in Glenville, West Virginia.

Today, Ken Tucker, now Lignetics President and CEO, continues to implement the ideals of its founders. He leads this company into the future and oversees Lignetics dedication to quality, customer service and expanding capacity. Lignetics is dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality, best value wood fuel pellets available.