American Excelsior, founded in 1888, manufactures and distributes products for packaging, cushioning, evaporative cooling and erosion control applications. It offers a range of wood fiber excelsior, straw, and engineered and molded foam specialty products. The company serves clients in the automotive, sports, furniture, electronics, marine, medical, novelty and packaging industries. American Excelsior sells products under the Curlex, American Moss, E-Mat and E-Staple brands. It also offers more than 50 cuts of excelsior fibers to floral wholesalers, gift basket and craft suppliers and retail outlets. The company operates over nine distribution centers in the United States. American Excelsior additionally provides logistics services.