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Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS PA32791

Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania industry analysis

The Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to stagnate x% to xx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania Market Research Report

Definition of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania?

Industry operators manufacture natural or synthetic abrasive products such as grinding wheels, coated or bonded materials, sandpaper and other abrasives. Abrasive products are made from a variety of raw materials, such as diamonds, garnet and silica sand; manufactured minerals, such as fused alumina and silicon carbide; super abrasives, such as synthetic diamond; and metal abrasives, such as steel shot, grit and sand.

What’s included in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania?

The Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania includes artificial corundum manufacturing, sandpaper manufacturing, polishing and grinding wheels manufacturing, textile-backed abrasive product manufacturing, nonmetallic sized grains, powders and flour abrasives manufacturing, nonmetallic abrasive product manufacturing, including diamond abrasives, buffing wheels, polishing wheels and laps and metal abrasives manufacturing. Related terms covered in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania industry report includes metals that include the presence of iron, metals other than iron and alloys that do not contain an appreciable amount of iron, large machines used to accomplish routine housekeeping tasks, including cooking and food preservation, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting, extremely hard materials which are used to shape other materials by grinding and are used either as coatings on cloth or paper, as loose grains, or as grinding wheels, abrasives commonly founded in grinding wheels and used for applications, such as grinding, sharpening and cutting and abrasives commonly used in sanding belts, discs and sheets and used in a range of surface treatment applications, such as woodworking and floor sanding.

Industry Performance of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania

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Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in Pennsylvania

#7 in Highest Revenue 4.1% of state's GDP
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Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing in the US


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Key Drivers of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Economic Indicators

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Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
Per Capita Disposable Income

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US Key External Drivers

Industrial production index
Value of construction
New car sales

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County Data of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania

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Key Statistics of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania

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What is the market size of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania in 2025?

The market size of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania is $199.7m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania in 2025?

There are 15 businesses in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -3.6% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.2% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania in 2025?

There are 437 employees in the Abrasive & Sandpaper Manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.1% from 2020 to 2025.