NAICS 32552 Adhesives and Sealants
These statistics are for the Adhesives and sealants industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 32552.
| Year | Establishments | Shipments ($ millions) |
Employment | Imports ($ millions) |
Exports ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Industry Canada estimates Source: Statistics Canada Note: The step change in establishments observed in 2004 was due to a change by Statistics Canada in the minimum threshold size necessary for inclusion of establishments in the annual data. This change had only a minor impact on other principal statistics. |
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| 2003 | 69 | 759 | 2 458 | 478 | 190 |
| 2004 | 81 | 770 | 2 425 | 489 | 216 |
| 2005 | 76 | 672 | 1 983 | 520 | 248 |
| 2006 | 73 | 611 | 1 756 | 532 | 241 |
| 2007 | 74 | 609 | 1 810 | 557 | 236 |
| 2008 | 77 | 588 | 1 971 | 568 | 205 |
| 2009 | 66 | 519 | 1 704 | 589 | 165 |
| 2010 | 661 | 4701 | 1 4701 | 596 | 138 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing glue, adhesives and related products.
Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:
- manufacturing roofing cement (32412, Asphalt Paving, Roofing and Saturated Materials Manufacturing)
- manufacturing gypsum-based caulking compounds, joint compounds and patching plaster (32742, Gypsum Product Manufacturing)
Examples:
- Adhesives
- Caulking compounds (except gypsum-based)
- Epoxy adhesives
- Glue (except dental)
- Joint compounds (except gypsum-based)
- Mucilage adhesives
- Pastes
- Pipe sealing compounds
- Putty, plumbers'
- Rubber cement
- Sealants
- Sealing compounds for pipe threads and joints
- Starch glues
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