SIC 3089 Plastics Products, Not Elsewhere Classified

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SIC 3089
PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics products not classified elsewhere. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing artificial leather are classified in SIC 2295: Coated Fabrics, Not Rubberized.

Companies in this industry manufacture a multitude of items, ranging from clothespins and air mattresses to shoe soles and septic tanks. This industry accounted for approximately 60 percent of all plastics products sales in the early 1990s. For more information about manufacturing processes and the history of plastics products, see other entries in industry group 3080. For information regarding resin manufacturing, see SIC 2821: Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers.

NAICS Code(s)

326122 (Plastic Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing)

326121 (Unsupported Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing)

326199 (All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing)

Industry Snapshot

There are at least 12 major processing techniques used to form plastics goods. A traditional and popular technique is extrusion, which entails melting and compressing plastic granules in a tube. A screw conveyor inside the tube forces the plastic through a nozzle at the end of the tube. The physical characteristics of the plastic can be altered by applying heat or cold to the barrel, adjusting the screw pressure, or by using different types and sizes of screws. Extrusion processes are used to make pipe, sheeting, films, and various forms.

Another popular processing technique is blow-molding, whereby extruded plastic is forced into a bottle-shaped mold. Compressed air inflates the hot plastic and pushes it against the cold sides of the mold, resulting in thin-walled plastic containers. Injection molding, one of the most popular processing operations, entails extruding plastic directly into a mold, where it hardens into a solid form. Sheets of plastic are created through calendaring or film and sheet...

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