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Division: D - Manufacturing

US-SIC Code 2821 - Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing synthetic resins, plastics materials, and nonvulcanizable elastomers. Important products of this industry include: cellulose plastics materials; phenolic and other tar acid resins; urea and melamine resins; vinyl resins; styrene resins; alkyd resins; acrylic resins; polyethylene resins; polypropylene resins; rosin modified resins; coumarone-indene and petroleum polymer resins; miscellaneous resins, including polyamide resins, silicones, polyisobutylenes, polyesters, polycarbonate resins, acetal resins, and fluorohydrocarbon resins; and casein plastics. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fabricated plastics products or plastics film, sheet, rod, non-textile monofilaments and regenerated cellulose products, and vulcanized fiber are classified in Industry Group 308, whether from purchased resins or from resins produced in the same plant. Establishments primarily engaged in compounding purchased resins are classified in Industry 3087. Establishments primarily manufacturing adhesives are classified in Industry 2891.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 2821 - Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers are:

  • Acetal resins
  • Acetate cellulose (plastics)
  • Acrylic resins
  • Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins
  • Alcohol resins, polyvinyl
  • Alkyd resins
  • Allyl resins
  • Butadiene copolymers, containing less than 50 percent butadiene
  • Carbohydrate plastics
  • Casein plastics
  • Cellulose nitrate resins
  • Cellulose propionate (plastics)
  • Coal tar resins
  • Condensation plastics
  • Coumarone-indene resins
  • Cresol resins
  • Cresol-furfural resins
  • Dicyandiamine resins
  • Diisocyanate resins
  • Elastomers, nonvulcanizable (plastics)
  • Epichlorohydrin bisphenol
  • Epichlorohydrin diphenol
  • Epoxy resins
  • Ester gum
  • Ethyl cellulose plastics
  • Ethylene-vinyl acetate resins
  • Fluorohydrocarbon resins
  • Ion exchange resins
  • Ionomer resins
  • Isobutylene polymers
  • Lignin plastics
  • Melamine resins
  • Methyl acrylate resins
  • Methyl cellulose plastics
  • Methyl methacrylate resins
  • Molding compounds, plastics
  • Nitrocellulose plastics (pyroxylin)
  • Nylon resins
  • Petroleum polymer resins
  • Phenol-furfural resins
  • Phenolic resins
  • Phenoxy resins
  • Phthalic alkyd resins
  • Phthalic anhydride resins
  • Polyacrylonitrile resins
  • Polyamide resins
  • Polycarbonate resins
  • Polyesters
  • Polyethylene resins
  • Polyhexamethylenediamine adipamide resins
  • Polyisobutylenes
  • Polymerization plastics, except fibers
  • Polypropylene resins
  • Polystyrene resins
  • Polyurethane resins
  • Polyvinyl chloride resins
  • Polyvinyl halide resins
  • Polyvinyl resins
  • Protein plastics
  • Pyroxylin
  • Resins, synthetic
  • Rosin modified resins
  • Silicone fluid solution (fluid for sonar transducers)
  • Silicone resins
  • Soybean plastics
  • Styrene resins
  • Styrene-acrylonitrile resins
  • Tar acid resins
  • Urea resins
  • Vinyl resins

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US (32521)

Revenue 2025

$128.3bn

Growth 2025

-2.46%

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US-SIC Hierarchy 2821 - Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers

US-SIC Code 2821 - Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers sits in the 2-digit Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.

Division: D

Division Title: Manufacturing

2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 2821 - Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 2821 - Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 282101 Plastics-raw mtrls/powder/resin-mfrs
  • 282102 Fiber glass products-manufacturers
  • 282103 Plastics-manufacturers
  • 282104 Polyurethane products-manufacturers
  • 282105 Resins-manufacturers
  • 282106 Rosin (manufacturers)
  • 282107 Acrylic (manufacturers)
  • 282108 Epoxy-compounds (manufacturers)

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 28210000 Plastics materials and resins
  • 28210100 Thermosetting materials
  • 28210101 Epoxy resins
  • 28210102 Ester gum
  • 28210103 Melamine resins, melamine-formaldehyde
  • 28210104 Polyesters
  • 28210105 Polyimides (skybond, kaplon)
  • 28210106 Polyurethane resins
  • 28210107 Silicone resins
  • 28210108 Urea resins
  • 28210200 Thermoplastic materials
  • 28210201 Acrylic resins
  • 28210202 Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins, ABS resins
  • 28210203 Elastomers, nonvulcanizable (plastics)
  • 28210204 Ethylene glycol terephthalic acid, mylar
  • 28210205 Nylon resins
  • 28210206 Polycarbonate resins
  • 28210207 Polyethylene resins
  • 28210208 Polymethyl methacrylate resins, plexiglass
  • 28210209 Polyoxymethylene resins
  • 28210210 Polypropylene resins
  • 28210211 Polystyrene resins
  • 28210212 Polysulfones
  • 28210213 Polytetrafluoroethylene resins, teflon
  • 28210214 Polyvinyl butyral resins
  • 28210215 Polyvinyl chloride resins, PVC
  • 28210216 Polyvinylidene chloride resins
  • 28210217 Styrene resins, nec
  • 28210218 Styrene-acrylonitile resins
  • 28210219 Vinyl resins, nec
  • 28210300 Cellulose derivative materials
  • 28210301 Cellulose acetate (plastics)
  • 28210302 Cellulose nitrate
  • 28210303 Nitrocellulose plastics, pyroxylin
  • 28210400 Plasticizer/additive based plastic materials
  • 28210401 Carbohydrate plastics
  • 28210402 Casein plastics
  • 28210403 Coal tar resins
  • 28210404 Cresol resins
  • 28210405 Phthalic anhydride resins
  • 28210406 Protein plastics
  • 28210407 Soybean plastics
  • 28219900 Plastics materials and resins, nec
  • 28219901 Molding compounds, plastics

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Each US SIC Code is part of a Division, which corresponds with a numerical range. Select a Division category from the table below, then drill down to discover the industries within that Division.

Division US-SIC Code Sector title
A 01-09 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
B 10-14 Mining
C 15-17 Construction
D 20-39 Manufacturing
E 40-49 Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
F 50-51 Wholesale Trade
G 52-59 Retail Trade
H 60-67 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
I 70-89 Services
J 90-99 Public Administration

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