AboutEcological Fibers, Inc
Ecological Fibers was founded by Stephen Quill in 1972 as a domestic distributor of binders’ board and book construction materials. From there, production quickly grew to include our now signature line of FSC® certified dyed-through Rainbow® colored Kraft papers. Flexibility and innovation have since helped propel us to the status of a global leader in the environmentally-sound manufacturing of covering materials and design solutions.
In 1979, Ecological Fibers expanded from a sole facility in Lunenburg, Massachusetts to Pawtucket, Rhode Island through the acquisition of the Narragansett Coated Paper Corporation. There, we began adding new lines of coated products to the repertoire. Before this was made possible, however, owner Stephen Quill made one thing a priority: the health and safety of his employees, customers, and the planet.
In a time where environmental standards were considered a novel idea, our owner saw first-hand the undesirable conditions that resulted from the coating process. He vowed that the only way Ecological Fibers will be proceeding with operations will be to do so clean, or to not do so at all. Working to create the highest quality material in the safest way possible meant inventing revolutionary water based coatings that do not contain hazardous solvents. To do so was no easy feat, and it took decades to successfully turn these radical concepts into a reality.
Nobody had ever attempted to do what we were setting out to accomplish back in 1979, but through trials and tribulations, persistence, patience and the tireless efforts of those working behind the scenes to develop these aqueous coatings, we have since managed to create the highest quality water-based, solvent free cover materials in the world. All without losing track of our bottom line… the health and safety of our employees, customers and the environment.
