Manufacturing Kingsford Charcoal is made from charred soft and hardwoods such as pine, spruce, hickory, oak and others depending on which regional manufacturing plant it comes from. That char is then mixed with ground coal and other ingredients to make a charcoal briquette. As of January 2016, Kingsford Charcoal contains the following ingredients: Wood char - Fuel for heating Mineral char - Fuel for heating Mineral carbon - Fuel for heating Limestone - Binding agent Starch - Binding agent Borax - Release agent Sawdust - Accelerate ignition The raw materials, primarily wood waste from regional sawmills, are delivered to the factory. The wood waste is fed into pits to undergo magnetic filtration to remove any metallic parts. The wood waste is then ground into fine particles and whisked with hot air to remove any moisture. The wood particles are later processed through a large furnace with multiple hearths (called a retort) in a controlled-oxygen atmosphere. The particles are stacked in batches in a kiln that chars the wood without burning in a controlled-oxygen atmosphere. The wood is progressively charred as it drops from one hearth to the next. The charred wood particles are combined with the other ingredients, press formed into pillow-shaped briquettes and dried before being packaged for sale. Kingsford has also begun retailing a charcoal product that combines their charcoal with spices to create flavored smoke. Plant locations Charcoal facilities Burnside, Kentucky Springfield, Oregon Belle, Missouri Summer Shade, Kentucky Parsons, West Virginia Retort facilities Glen, Mississippi Beryl, West Virginia References External links Charcoal Clorox brands Products introduced in 1920