Wood can be shaped into any form, even interior automobile panels. Wood can be made into many useful products including fabrics, food, plastics and chemicals. Wood is nature's most perfect resource.
Wood is the only renewable building material.
Making products with wood helps our environment. Steel and concrete production requires 5 times the energy and releases between 100 and 1000 times more CO2 than does wood production. The demand for this industry's products is growing rapidly and it is an important supplier of raw materials. The industry also manages millions of acres of forests, which clean our air and water while providing habitat for wildlife and recreational opportunities for people. Best of all, the industry's 2 million employees produce products that are natural, renewable, recyclable and environmentally sound.