Wood Products Business and Marketing and Wood Products Processing and Manufacturing. The Wood Products Business and Marketing option focuses on the business and marketing of wood products and on wood manufacturing processes. The Wood Products Processing and Manufacturing option focuses on wood science and technology and on the conversion of wood into products. In addition, a Wood Products Marketing minor also is offered which gives students an opportunity to develop basic competency in wood products marketing and processing including knowledge and skills helpful for those in other majors who wish to seek sales employment in wood products industries.
Wood is one of the most important North American raw materials.
In the United States, wood accounts for about 25 percent of the value of major industrial materials. On an annual tonnage basis, the United States uses roughly as much wood by weight as all metals, plastics and Portland cement combined. The uses for this wood are many. As the principal material for building houses, it is used for framing members, insulation board, floor and roof decking sheathing, siding, frames, paneling, trim, finished floors, and cabinets. Furniture also is largely made of wood.