the auburn mills historic district near yorklyn delaware . nvf company formerly known as national vulcanized fiber 1 is a private company based in yorklyn delaware . one of its original products a sheet like material called forbon is commonly used on guitar pickups . 2 nvf also makes a product called yorkite another vulcanized fibre that has wood grain printed directly on the material . the company currently generates an estimated 42.2 million in sales and has about 550 employees . the facility at yorklyn de was visited on may 31 2015 . the buildings are essentially empty and the roof of one building has collapsed on its own from apparent neglect . the entire site is in the process of being demolished in preparation for redevelopment . it is apparent that this facility had been abandoned or non functional for a period of years based upon the level of decay i observed . many of the concrete floors had moss growing on them a clue to the neglect this site has witnessed . history edit the company was formed by the merger of american vulcanized fiber company the national fiber and insulation company and the keystone fiber company on january 1 1923 . 3 company president warren marshall s 1936 salary was included in a list of highest salaries paid in nation released in 1938 by a congressional committee . 4 in 1946 the company s shares began trading on the new york stock exchange . 5 in the 1990s the company was controlled by financier victor posner . 6 nvf was involved in a dispute with the city of holyoke massachusetts about unpaid taxes on a paper factory there which was later destroyed by fire . 7 8 an nvf facility in kennett square pennsylvania was found to be contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls . 9 a former nvf manufacturing site in newark delaware has been redeveloped by the commonwealth group of new castle delaware . 6 references edit 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 . financial notes . chicago tribune . december 28 1922 . retrieved july 3 2011 . announcement is that the american vulcanized fiber company the national fiber and insulation company and the keystone fiber company have arranged to consolidate on jan 1 the new concern will be known as the national vulcanized fiber company ... highest salaries paid in nation in 1936 are listed by house committee ; salaries of 50 000 or more as listed for 1936 in other states . the new york times . january 9 1938 . retrieved july 3 2011 . stock exchange notes . the new york times . january 22 1946 . retrieved july 3 2011 . new york stock exchange admitted yesterday to the list and dealings the 1 par value common stock of national vulcanized fiber company . a b milford maureen november 11 2001 . a historic delaware mill is transformed . the new york times . retrieved july 3 2011 . ross ken april 23 2008 . holyoke upheld in claim case . the republican . springfield massachusetts . retrieved july 3 2011 . deforge jeanette june 11 2008 . arson suspected in holyoke mill fire . the republican . springfield massachusetts . retrieved july 3 2011 . mid atlantic superfund . national vulcanized fiber nvf . environmental protection agency . retrieved july 3 2011 . external links edit official website this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national vulcanized fiber & oldid 670142078 categories companies based in new castle county delawaremanufacturing companies based in delawarecompanies established in 1923privately held companies based in delaware1923 establishments in delawareunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 july 2015 at 03 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view