SIC 2673 Plastics, Foil and Coated Paper Bags

SIC 2673

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing bags of unsupported plastic film, coated paper, metal foil, or laminated combinations of these materials. These bags can be printed or unprinted. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing uncoated paper bags and multiwall bags and sacks are classified in SIC 2674: Uncoated Paper and Multiwall Bags; those manufacturing textile bags are classified in SIC 2393: Textile Bags; and those manufacturing garment storage bags, except of plastics film and paper, are classified in SIC 2392: Housefurnishings, Except Curtains and Draperies.

NAICS CODE(S)

322223

Plastics, Foil, and Coated Paper Bag Manufacturing

326111

Unsupported Plastics Bag Manufacturing

Note: The U.S. Economic Census now reports industrial information under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) instead of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. As a result, the value of shipments data reported below is for NAICS 322223 (the replacement for SIC 2673), and includes only a small portion of what used to be reported for SIC 2673. For example, the 1994 shipment value for SIC 2673 was reported at $6.02 billion; in 1997 the shipment value for NAICS 322223 was reported at just $512 million.

While this category is classified under paper and allied products, the industry actually uses very little paper in its products, and even that small percentage is declining. The vast majority of products in this industry are made exclusively from plastic.

Products found in this classification include merchandise bags, trash bags, waste bags, frozen food bags, garment storage bags, and wardrobe bags. The vast majority of products manufactured in this sector are specialty bags, pouches, and liners, and multiweb laminations and foil, except film. This segment accounted for 75 percent of total shipments in 2004, up from 60 percent in 2001. Shipments for this segment had declined steadily throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, from $399.0 million in 1997 to $292.5 million in 2001. However, the industry rebounded with shipments of $426.0 million in 2002.

Other significant industry products include specialty bags, pouches, and liners, and coated single-web paper, which accounted for less than 25 percent of total shipments in 2004. Shipments for this industry segment increased every year between 1997 and 2001, growing from $143.0 million to $176.1...

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