Sector: 31-33 Manufacturing

NAICS Code 321114 - Wood Preservation

Industry Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) treating wood sawed, planed, or shaped in other establishments with creosote or other preservatives, such as alkaline copper quat, copper azole, and sodium borates, to prevent decay and to protect against fire and insects and/or (2) sawing round wood poles, pilings, and posts and treating them with preservatives.

Cross-References.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within NAICS 321114 - Wood Preservation are:

  • Treating wood products with creosote or other preservatives
  • Mine props, treating
  • Ties, wood railroad bridge, cross, and switch, treating
  • Pilings, round wood, cutting and treating
  • Posts, wood, treating
  • Poles, wood, treating
  • Creosoting of wood
  • Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating
  • Trestle parts, wood, treating
  • Pilings, wood, treating
  • Timber, structural, treating
  • Pilings, foundation and marine construction, treating
  • Posts, round wood, cutting and treating
  • Crossties, treating
  • Millwork, treating
  • Mine ties, wood, treated, manufacturing
  • Wood fence (i.e., pickets, poling, rails), treating
  • Structural lumber and timber, treating
  • Treating purchased wood and wood products
  • Poles, round wood, cutting and treating
  • Pressure treated lumber made from purchased lumber
  • Wood products, creosoting purchased wood products
  • Preserving purchased wood and wood products
  • Bridge and trestle parts, wood, treating
  • Flooring, wood block, treating

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Sawmills & Wood Production in the US (32111)

Revenue 2025

$54bn

Growth 2025

1.02%

Key Trends

  • Sawmill operators experience a fundamentally different economic climate than most US businesses

  • A significant fraction of all wood boards produced in the United States go to framing local residential construction

  • The crash of the housing mortgage market in 2022 has dramatically reduced demand for timber

Products and Services

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Similar Industries

For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 321114 - Wood Preservation that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • NAICS Cross Reference

    Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood products (except round wood poles, pilings, and posts) and treating them with preservatives are classified elsewhere in Subsector 321, Wood Product Manufacturing, based on the related production process.

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    Wood Product Manufacturing in the US

NAICS Hierarchy 321114 - Wood Preservation

NAICS Code 321114 - Wood Preservation sits in the 2-digit Wood Preservation sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes

2 Digits: 31-33

Sector Title: Manufacturing

3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits

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