The History and Business of Making Lump Charcoal ThoughtCo
Current Charcoal Production . Much like the old process, the modern commercial charcoal process is to heat wood with little or no air present which takes special but simple equipment. In the United States, wood is the primary material used for charcoal and is generally procured in the form of residue from sawmills slabs and edgings. Sawmills love to find users of this material because of ...