NVF Company, formerly known as National Vulcanized Fiber,[1] was a private company based in Yorklyn, Delaware. One of its original products, a sheet-like material called Forbon, was commonly used on guitar pickups.[2] NVF also made a product called Yorkite, another vulcanized fibre, that has wood grain printed directly on the material.
At one time, the company generated an estimated $42.2 million in sales and had about 550 employees.
NVF stopped manufacturing Vulcanized Fibre in Yorklyn after a flood in 2003 damaged the equipment. Corporate offices continued to operate until 2009, when they declared bankruptcy and dissolved the company,[3] including the Kennett Square facility which made Industrial Plastic Laminates. At that point, NVF Company ceased to exist.[4]
- ^ Urang, Sally (April 15, 1979). "Corporate Names: A Tendency Toward Alphabet Soup; From Letters to Words". The New York Times. p. F3. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
... Company (formerly the National Vulcanized Fiber Company) had expanded its holdings in the APL Corporation (once called Admiral Plastics Corporation). ...
- ^ "Forbon® Vulcanized Fibre". NVF Company. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Optimism grows for Yorklyn factory rebirth". delawareonline. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Kennett NVF". www.dvdc.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.