Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting and Unsupported Profile Shape Manufacturingin USA
USA Market Research and Industry Report
7 November 2007
Industry Code : 32612
This industry is part of the Manufacturing Trade sector. Operators within this industry manufacture a range of plastic pipes, plastic fittings for those pipes, and plastic profile shapes such as rods and plates. The pipe products are sold to customers with fluid handling requirements such as water treatment plants, oil rigs, farmers etc. This industry does not manufacture plastic hose or plastic plumbing fixtures. NAICS definition: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics pipes and pipe fittings, and plastics profile shapes such as rod, tube, and sausage casings.
The major products and services in this industry are:
- | Plastic drain, waste and vent pipe |
- | Polyethylene rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Plastic pipe fittings and unions |
- | Other plastic profile shapes |
- | Vinyl copolymer rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Plastic industrial and mining pipe |
- | PVC water pressure pipe |
- | Polyethylene water pipe |
- | Other plastic pipe |
- | Plastic sewer pipe |
- | Polypropylene rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Other plastic water pipe |
- | Acrylate and methacrylate rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Plastic oil and gas pipe |
- | Cellulosic rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Polystyrene rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Polyamide (nylon) rods, tubes and profile shapes |
- | Styrene copolymer rods, tubes and profile shapes | |
The primary activities of this industry are:
- | Non-rigid plastic sausage casings manufacturing |
- | Non-rigid plastic profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube) manufacturing |
- | Rigid plastic pipe fittings and unions manufacturing |
- | Rigid plastic pipe manufacturing |
- | PVC pipe manufacturing |
- | Rigid plastic pipe |
- | Laminated plastic profile shapes (e.g., plate, rod, sheet) manufacturing | |
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