Viking Lumber manufacturing
Viking Lumber, operator of two sawmills in South- east Alaska, is now making a “firelog” for heating in homes and businesses and distributing them in retail outlets in Southcentral Alaska. The product is made from waste trimmings and sawdust left from Vi- king’s primary wood products such as lumber, and is manufactured through a compression technique with- out chemicals or binders. The product burns hotter and longer than ordinary logs, according to Tongass Wholesale Distribution, a company formed to market the product. Nine Walmart stores in Alaska will carry the firelogs, the distribution company said.