About Us

Fiberlite Technologies, Inc. (FTI) is a leading manufacturer of cellulose insulation. Founded in 1974 and based in Joplin, Missouri, this family owned enterprise manufactures high quality, insect and mold resistant insulation. We take great pride in our product and are committed in providing exceptional customer service backed by outstanding technical support.

We also stand behind our product with an industry leading WARRANTY which gives home owners, installers, builders and architects the peace of mind that this product will perform as advertised.

History

FTI started life as P.K. Insulation Mfg. Co., Inc (PKI) making thermal insulating cements under a private label agreement with Eagle-Picher Industries’ Insulation Division. By 1977, PKI has expanded its product lines to include cements and dry blend mixes and began selling directly to the trade.

A move to a 20,000 square foot facility in Joplin’s Southern Industrial Park in 1985 increased PKI’s capacity and also led to the introduction of new machinery for the manufacture of commercial and residential insulation materials.

The company introduced PK Class I Cellulose Insulation serving contractors in the central midwest. A license to manufacture IN-CIDE Pest Control (PC) Insulation followed along with the introduction of “WAL-MAT” Spray Applied Wall Cavity Insulation and “SATAC” Spray Applied Thermal Acoustical Cellulose. These products made PKI a broad based manufacturer of unique insulating materials as well as a major recycler of wastepaper in the midwest.

In 1991 the company acquired the Encotec product line of commercial spray adhesives. This acquisition provided the company with a complete commercial building insulation system utilizing its “SATAC” Insulation and Encotec Adhesives.

The wood fiber cellulose manufacturing process was upgraded in 1993 with the installation of a low-density fiberizer. This state of the art technology led to the development of “FIBER-LITE” Cellulose Insulation and had a positive impact as to efficiency and coverage on the complete cellulose product line.

Excellent growth in the company’s cellulose business led to a major expansion in 1998. A completely new, high capacity, cellulose manufacturing line was installed in a new 12,500 SF building addition. This state of the art equipment provided unique fiberization technology for the manufacture of energy efficient cellulose insulation.

The company continued to expand its product line by adding a hard coat stucco system in 2001. It complimented its cellulose insulation products and allowed PKI to offer an entire wall system to homeowner.

The continued growth of the company’s cellulose business led to another major expansion in 2002. An additional 10,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space was added in lieu of the addition of a dual production manufacturing line. This doubled the company’s previous cellulose insulation production capacity.

The long term direction of the cellulose insulation business convinced management that it must focus its attention exclusively on the residential and commercial market. Thus, the cement division was sold in July 2004. The new direction of the company was symbolized when the company changed its name to FIBERLITE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FTI). Since Fiber-Lite was the flagship product, it led to easy name recognition within the marketplace.

In 2006, FTI added a new state of the art automated packer to upgrade its capacity and also kept FTI at the cutting edge of the latest technology in the industry.