Plastics

NAICS 326121 Unlaminated Plastic Profile Shapes

These statistics are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Principal Statistics
Year Establishments Shipments
($ millions)
Employment Imports
($ millions)
Exports
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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.
2003 106 1057 5983 452 657
2004 113 1135 5910 463 678
2005 110 1126 5565 486 640
2006 108 1046 4972 486 572
2007 105 999 4737 455 489
2008 97 895 4398 451 446
2009 92 717 3555 441 369
2010 921 7501 36101 465 382

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting plastics resins into unsupported plastic profile shapes, except films, sheets and bags.

Examples:

  • Lay flat plastic tubing
  • Profile shapes (for example, rod, tube) of non-rigid plastics
  • Sausage casings of plastics

Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in: 

  • manufacturing unsupported plastic bags (326111, Unsupported Plastic Bag Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing unsupported plastic films and sheets (326114, Unsupported Plastic Film and Sheet Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing rigid plastic pipe and tubing (326122, Plastic Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing).