Plastics in primary forms
CPC v2.1 Code: 347
About plastics in primary forms
cpc code 347 covers the production and processing of plastics in their primary forms. Plastics are a versatile and widely used material, finding applications across a diverse range of industries, from packaging and construction to automotive and electronics. As a key component of the global manufacturing supply chain, the plastics industry plays a crucial role in supporting economic growth and development worldwide.
Production process
The primary production techniques used in the plastics industry include polymerization, extrusion, injection molding, and blow molding. These processes involve the transformation of raw materials, such as petrochemicals, into a wide variety of plastic products, including resins, films, sheets, and molded parts.
Production inputs
The main inputs required for the plastics industry include petrochemical feedstocks, such as natural gas liquids and crude oil derivatives, as well as specialized machinery and equipment for the various production processes. Additionally, the industry relies on a skilled workforce, energy resources, and a robust transportation and logistics network to support the movement of raw materials and finished goods.
Production outputs
The outputs of the plastics industry encompass a vast array of products, including 3261 Plastics products, 3252 Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing, and 3261 Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing. These products are then consumed by a wide range of downstream industries, such as 3261 Plastics product manufacturing, 3261 Plastics packaging materials and unlaminated film and sheet manufacturing, and 3261 Plastics pipe, pipe fitting, and unlaminated profile shape manufacturing.
Family tree for plastics in primary forms
graph LR
A["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3'>3: Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/34'>34: Basic chemicals</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/347'>347: Plastics in primary forms</a>"]
B --> D["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/341'>341: Basic organic chemicals</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/342'>342: Basic inorganic chemicals n.e.c.</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/343'>343: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; colouring matter n.e.c.</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/344'>344: Activated natural mineral products; animal black; tall oil; terpenic oils produced by the treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; crude para-cymene; pine oil; rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; rum gums; wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/345'>345: Miscellaneous basic chemical products</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/346'>346: Fertilizers and pesticides</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/348'>348: Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, and mixtures thereof with natural rubber and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip</a>"]
C --> K["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3471'>3471: Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms</a>"]
C --> L["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3472'>3472: Polymers of styrene, in primary forms</a>"]
C --> M["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3473'>3473: Polymers of vinyl chloride or other halogenated olefins, in primary forms</a>"]
C --> N["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3474'>3474: Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms</a>"]
C --> O["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3479'>3479: Other plastics in primary forms; ion exchangers</a>"]
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