NAICS Canada 326—Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

Where 326 sits

1. 31-33 Manufacturing
2. 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 3261 Plastic product manufacturing
• 3262 Rubber product manufacturing

Description

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in making goods by processing raw rubber and plastics materials. Rubber and plastics-based activities are combined in the same subsector because the technical properties of these polymers are related.

Generally, establishments classified in this subsector manufacture products made of just one material, rubber or plastics, with the major exception of tire manufacturing.

What 326 excludes

• Compounding plastics resins from recycled materials (see 325991 custom compounding of purchased resins (us))
• Manufacturing synthetic resins from basic organic chemicals (see 325210 resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing (can))

326 in other systems