Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing synthetic resins, plastics materials and synthetic rubber from basic organic chemicals.

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  Example Activities:
  Acetal resins, manufacturing
  Acrylate rubber, manufacturing
  Acrylic resins, manufacturing
  Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins, manufacturing
  Alkyd resins, manufacturing
  Amino resins, manufacturing
  Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene), manufacturing
  Butyl rubber, manufacturing
  Chloroprene rubber, manufacturing
  Coal tar resins, manufacturing
  Elastomers (except synthetic rubber), manufacturing
  Elastomers, synthetic rubber, manufacturing
  Epoxy resins, manufacturing
  Ethylene-propylene rubber, manufacturing
  Ethylene-vinyl acetate resins, manufacturing
  Fluoro-polymer resins, manufacturing
  Ion exchange resins, manufacturing
  Ionomer resins, manufacturing
  Isobutylene polymer resins, manufacturing
  Latex rubber, synthetic, manufacturing
  Lignin plastics, manufacturing
  Melamine resins, manufacturing
  Neoprene, manufacturing
  Nitrile rubber, manufacturing
  Nitrocellulose (i.e., pyroxylin) resins, manufacturing
  Nylon resins, manufacturing
  Phenolic resins, manufacturing
  Plastics and synthetic resins, regenerating, precipitating and coagulating
  Polyamide resins, manufacturing
  Polyester resins, manufacturing
  Polyethylene resins, manufacturing
  Polyethylene rubber, manufacturing
  Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins, manufacturing
  Polyisobutylene resins, manufacturing
  Polyisobutylene rubber, manufacturing
  Polypropylene resins, manufacturing
  Polystyrene resins, manufacturing
  Polysulfide rubber, manufacturing
  Polyurethane resins, manufacturing
  Polyvinyl alcohol resins, manufacturing
  Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, manufacturing
  Polyvinyl resins, manufacturing
  Propylene resins, manufacturing
  Protein plastics, manufacturing
  Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing
  Rosin (i.e., modified resins), manufacturing
  Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing
  Silicone resins, manufacturing
  Silicone rubber, manufacturing
  Styrene resins, manufacturing
  Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers), manufacturing
  Thermoplastic resins and plastics materials, manufacturing
  Thermosetting plastics resins, manufacturing
  Thermosetting vulcanizable elastomers, manufacturing
  Urea resins, manufacturing
  Urethane rubber, manufacturing
  Vinyl resins, manufacturing
  Vinylidene resins, manufacturing

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  manufacturing rubber processing chemicals and plasticizers, from separate chemical elements or
  compounds (see 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)
  manufacturing plastics adhesives (see 325520 Adhesive manufacturing)
  manufacturing rubber processing chemicals and plasticizers except from separate chemical elements or
  compounds; custom compounding of resins produced elsewhere (see 32599 All other chemical product
  manufacturing)
  processing rubber into intermediate or final products (see 3262 Rubber product manufacturing)