Industry Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shaping, molding, baking, burning, or hardening clay refractories, nonclay refractories, ceramic tile, structural clay tile, brick, and other structural clay building materials. A refractory is a material that will retain its shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatures and is used in applications that require extreme resistance to heat, such as furnace linings.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 327120 - Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing are:
- Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), nonclay, manufacturing
- Pots, glasshouse, clay refractory, manufacturing
- Tile, clay, refractory, manufacturing
- Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing
- Tile, ceramic wall and floor, manufacturing
- Clay refractories (e.g., mortar, brick, tile, block) manufacturing
- Kiln furniture, clay, manufacturing
- Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing
- Refractory cement, nonclay, manufacturing
- Aluminous refractory cement manufacturing
- Castable refractories, clay, manufacturing
- Tile, clay, structural, manufacturing
- Crucibles, fire clay, manufacturing
- Drain tile, clay, manufacturing
- Quarry tiles, clay, manufacturing
- Roofing tile, clay, manufacturing
- Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturing
- Adobe bricks manufacturing
- Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), clay, manufacturing
- Coping, wall, clay, manufacturing
- Conduit, vitrified clay, manufacturing
- Stove lining, clay, manufacturing
- Firebrick, clay refractories, manufacturing
- Magnesia refractory cement manufacturing
- Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing
- Tile, roofing and drain, clay, manufacturing
- Liner brick and plates, vitrified clay, manufacturing
- Mosaic tile, ceramic, manufacturing
- Bauxite brick manufacturing
- Structural clay tile manufacturing
- Mortar, nonclay refractory, manufacturing
- Flue lining, clay, manufacturing
- Wall tile, ceramic, manufacturing
- Insulating firebrick and shapes, clay, manufacturing
- Crucibles, graphite, magnesite, chrome, silica, or other nonclay materials, manufacturing
- Paving brick, clay, manufacturing
- Cement, clay refractory, manufacturing
- Bricks, adobe, manufacturing
- Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing
- Floor tile, ceramic, manufacturing
- Architectural terra cotta manufacturing
- Alumina fused refractories manufacturing
- Building tile, clay, manufacturing
- Carbon brick manufacturing
- Tile, sewer, clay, manufacturing
- Mortars, clay refractory, manufacturing
- Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing
- Sewer pipe and fittings, clay, manufacturing
- Floaters, glasshouse, clay, manufacturing
- Glasshouse refractories manufacturing
- Ceramic tiles, floor and wall, manufacturing
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Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in the US (32712)
Revenue 2025
$6.9bn
Growth 2025
-0.87%
Key Trends
Recent trade wars have disrupted the industry
Poor international relations with other trading partners caused the decline of imports and exports in 2019
Exports have been negatively affected by recent trade wars
Products and Services
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NAICS Cross Reference
Manufacturing glass bricks and blocks--are classified in Industry 32721, Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing.
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NAICS Hierarchy 327120 - Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
NAICS Code 327120 - Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing sits in the 2-digit Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 31-33
Sector Title: Manufacturing
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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3211 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
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32111 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
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3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
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32121 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
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3219 Other Wood Product Manufacturing
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32191 Millwork
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32192 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
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32199 All Other Wood Product Manufacturing
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3221 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
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32211 Pulp Mills
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32212 Paper Mills
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32213 Paperboard Mills
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3222 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
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32221 Paperboard Container Manufacturing
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32222 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
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32223 Stationery Product Manufacturing
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32229 Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
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3231 Printing and Related Support Activities
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32311 Printing
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32312 Support Activities for Printing
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3241 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
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32411 Petroleum Refineries
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32412 Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing
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32419 Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
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3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing
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32511 Petrochemical Manufacturing
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32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
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32513 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
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32518 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
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32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
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3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
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32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
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32522 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
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3253 Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
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32531 Fertilizer Manufacturing
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32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
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3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
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32541 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
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3255 Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
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32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
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32552 Adhesive Manufacturing
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3256 Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
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32561 Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing
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32562 Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
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3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
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32591 Printing Ink Manufacturing
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32592 Explosives Manufacturing
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32599 All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
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3261 Plastics Product Manufacturing
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32611 Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing
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32612 Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing
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32613 Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing
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32614 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
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32615 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
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32616 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
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32619 Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
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3262 Rubber Product Manufacturing
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32621 Tire Manufacturing
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32622 Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
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32629 Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
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3271 Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing
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32711 Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
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32712 Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
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3272 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
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3273 Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
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32731 Cement Manufacturing
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32732 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
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32733 Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing
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32739 Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
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3274 Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
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32741 Lime Manufacturing
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32742 Gypsum Product Manufacturing
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3279 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
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32791 Abrasive Product Manufacturing
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32799 All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
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