Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing resins, plastics materials, and nonvulcanizable thermoplastic elastomers and mixing and blending resins on a custom basis and/or (2) manufacturing noncustomized synthetic resins.
Excludes
Manufacturing plastics resins and converting resins into plastics products--are classified in Industry Group 3261, Plastics Product Manufacturing;
Custom compounding resins made elsewhere--are classified in U.S. Industry 325991, Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins; and
Manufacturing plastics adhesives--are classified in Industry 325520, Adhesive Manufacturing.
Keywords
Acetal resins manufacturing
Acrylic resins manufacturing
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins manufacturing
Alkyd resins manufacturing
Allyl resins manufacturing
Amino resins manufacturing
Amino-aldehyde resins manufacturing
Butadiene copolymers containing less than 50 percent butadiene manufacturing
Carbohydrate plastics manufacturing
Casein plastics manufacturing
Cellulose acetate resins manufacturing
Cellulose nitrate resins manufacturing
Cellulose propionate resins manufacturing
Cellulose resins manufacturing
Cellulose xanthate (viscose) manufacturing
Coal tar resins manufacturing
Coumarone-indene resins manufacturing
Cresol resins manufacturing
Cresol-furfural resins manufacturing
Dicyandiamine resins manufacturing
Diisocyanate resins manufacturing
Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) manufacturing
Epichlorohydrin bisphenol manufacturing
Epichlorohydrin diphenol manufacturing
Epoxy resins manufacturing
Ester gum manufacturing
Ethylcellulose plastics manufacturing
Ethylene-vinyl acetate resins manufacturing
Fluoro-polymer resins manufacturing
Fluorohydrocarbon resins manufacturing
Ion exchange resins manufacturing
Ionomer resins manufacturing
Isobutylene polymer resins manufacturing
Lignin plastics manufacturing
Melamine resins manufacturing
Methyl acrylate resins manufacturing
Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing
Methyl methacrylate resins manufacturing
Nitrocellulose (i.e., pyroxylin) resins manufacturing
Nylon resins manufacturing
Petroleum polymer resins manufacturing
Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing
Phenol-furfural resins manufacturing
Phenolic resins manufacturing
Phenoxy resins manufacturing
Phthalic alkyd resins manufacturing
Phthalic anhydride resins manufacturing
Plastics and synthetic resins regenerating, precipitating, and coagulating
Polyacrylonitrile resins manufacturing
Polyamide resins manufacturing
Polycarbonate resins manufacturing
Polyester resins manufacturing
Polyethylene resins manufacturing
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins manufacturing
Polyhexamethylenediamine adipamide resins manufacturing
Polyisobutylene resins manufacturing
Polymethacrylate resins manufacturing
Polypropylene resins manufacturing
Polystyrene resins manufacturing
Polytetrafluoroethylene resins manufacturing
Polyurethane resins manufacturing
Polyvinyl alcohol resins manufacturing
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing
Polyvinyl halide resins manufacturing
Polyvinyl resins manufacturing
Propylene resins manufacturing
Protein plastics manufacturing
Pyroxylin (i.e., nitrocellulose) resins manufacturing
Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing
Rosins (i.e., modified resins) manufacturing
Silicone resins manufacturing
Soybean plastics manufacturing
Styrene resins manufacturing
Styrene-acrylonitrile resins manufacturing
Tar acid resins manufacturing
Thermoplastic resins and plastics materials manufacturing
Thermosetting plastics resins manufacturing
Urea resins manufacturing
Urea-formaldehyde resins manufacturing
Vinyl acetate resins manufacturing
Vinyl chloride resins manufacturing
Vinyl resins manufacturing
Vinylidene resins manufacturing
