SIC 3272 Concrete Products, Except Block and Brick

Contenidos

• NAICS CODE(S).
• INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT.
• ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE.
• BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT.
• CURRENT CONDITIONS.
• INDUSTRY LEADERS.
• WORKFORCE.
• RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.
• FURTHER READING.

SIC 3272

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing concrete products, except block and brick, from a combination of cement and aggregate. Contractors engaged in concrete construction work are classified in the construction industries, and establishments primarily engaged in mixing and delivering ready-mixed concrete are classified in SIC 3273: Ready-Mixed Concrete.

NAICS CODE(S)

327999

All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

327332

Concrete Pipe Manufacturing

327390

Other Concrete Product Manufacturing

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

The products included in this industry are made of concrete, formed and hardened at the cement facility, and shipped in finished form to customers or users. Many of the items were prefabricated parts to be assembled into buildings, bridges, or parking structures. Pipe was another major segment of the industry. Other products included a variety of utilitarian and decorative items, such as burial vaults, septic tanks, monuments, and bird baths.

In contrast to products that were poured on-site, the products of this industry were made in a controlled environment, away from a construction job site. Such controlled production conditions enabled concrete products to be made more structurally sound and in accordance with construction specifications.

In 2000 the concrete products industry employed 65,683 people, of which 48,744 were in production. The states with the greatest employment in the industry were California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas, which accounted for 35 percent of the total industry employment.

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

The great majority of customers for concrete products were building contractors and construction firms. This required industry firms to deal with architects and engineers as well as management. Many of the industry's sales comprised standard or off-the-shelf items that were produced, warehoused, and sold to multiple customers. Other items were tailor-made to the specific design of particular buildings, bridges, parking structures, or other facilities. Where products made of plastic or lumber were possible alternatives, precast concrete products were sometimes preferred and selected for environmental reasons.

Companies in the industry tended to grow by acquisitions and mergers. The greater size enabled the companies to spread their marketing, research, and engineering costs over a larger number of activities. Industry firms also joined to form several trade groups, which generally conducted research into materials and methods to improve the products, performed promotion...