In early 1995, the emu industry gained a USDA stamp of approval, and this certainly helped the industry move ahead.  Selling meat to local markets by day and working to produce quality emu oil by night was no easy task.   The owner’s past years of experience in designing automated electrical and control systems for water treatment plants paved the way to develop a system to render the oil without separation. Finally, after years of sleepless nights, a rendered oil with no odor was developed–creamy and light in color, and it could be reproduced at will.

By August of 1996, we began custom rendering for others. However, with no consistency in the fat that was being brought in, they had to rethink the refining part of the business.  Our CEO attended the first Texas A & M workshop for Ratite Oil and then joined the American Oil Chemist Society in January of 1997 to get the inside scoop of researching and processing in the oil industry.  He also served as a board member of the American Emu Association from 1999 to 2003 as the head of oil research.

The knowledge of refining specialty oils that was gained through these associations and the years of experience inspired a complete redesign–upgrading the refinery and every piece of equipment.  By 2003, LB Processors had become known around the world for the quality of emu oil produced.

Today, LB Processors is equipped to refine an unlimited number of vegetable and animal sourced specialty oils.  We have clients throughout the United States, Russia, Germany, Thailand, Israel, Chile, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, England, Argentina, Australia, and Canada in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food product, and soap making industries.  We refine over 25,000 gallons of oil each year and have the capacity to produce much more.  We are proud of our family-owned business, our employees, our humble beginnings, and our unwavering faith in God.