Definition
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)

Under this topic you will find the North American Industry Classification System definition of the Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326) subsector. You can use this definition to properly identify the segment of the industry you wish to study further in other sections of Canadian Industry Statistics.

Definition of the Subsector

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in making goods by processing raw rubber and plastics materials. Rubber- and plastics-based activities are combined in the same subsector because the technical properties of these polymers are related.

Generally, establishments classified in this subsector manufacture products made of just one material, rubber or plastics, with the major exception of tire manufacturing.

Exclusions

Establishments primarily engaged in:

• manufacturing synthetic resins from basic organic chemicals (325210, Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing)
• compounding plastics resins from recycled materials (32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)