SIC 2821 | NAICS 325211
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Global Business Trends
https://www.plasticsindustry.org/
Annual global business trends study analyzes U.S. trade data by product segment, with information provided
in the resins segment of the report including U.S. trade balance in aggregate and with key countries, total
domestic shipments, imports, and exports, top ranked import and export categories, apparent consumption
at a processor/converter level, and true consumption at an end-market level.
The Size and Impact of the Plastics Industry on the U.S. Economy
https://www.plasticsindustry.org/
Annual report analyzes the size and impact of the plastics industry on the overall U.S. economy, with information
provided for the plastic materials and resins segment including number of manufacturers,
total number of employees, annual employee payroll, average number
of production workers, total production worker wages, cost of materials, value of industry shipments, and
capital expenditures.
FirstResearch
Plastic Resin & Synthetic Fiber ManufacturingFirst Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Resin Review
https://store.americanchemistry.com/
Annual publication serves as an authoritative source for comprehensive statistical data on the North American
plastic resin industry, with information provided in the publication including historical trend data for
production, sales, and captive (i.e., internal) use by major resin group and end-use market, sales distribution
by major market, and industry production capacities and capacity utilization rates.
Resin Report Subscriptions
https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/
Online subscription service provides a wide range of data on the North American resin industry, with reports
available including (1) monthly production and sales by resin group and end-use market on a current month
and year-to-date basis, (2) opening and/or closing inventories for the current period by resin group, (3)
annual capacity by resin, and (4) annual thermoplastic resin sales by major market.
BCC research report provides in-depth analysis of the North American thermoplastic compounding market, with content sections including an overview of the compounding market, analyses of global market trends, coverage of major thermoplastic resins and thermoplastic elastomers and selected biocompounds, and profiles of major resin producers, processors, and independent compounders.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial information section of this profile includes income statements, balance sheets, and financial ratios by company size for companies that manufacture thermoset (e.g., acrylics, amino resins, and epoxy) and thermoplastic resins (e.g., polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene), with major companies in this sector including Dow Chemical, DuPont, BASF, Chevron Philips, and Huntsman.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed in this sector on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with firms covered by the survey including companies that manufacture plastic materials, resins, and nonvulcanizable thermoplastic elastomers, mix and blend ("compound") resins on a custom basis, and manufacture noncustomized synthetic resins.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for selected job positions in this manufacturing sector such as operations manager, chemical engineer, composite technician, and process engineer, with employers for which compensation data is provided including SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, PolyOne Corp., Hexcel Corp., and Toray Composites (America), Inc.
