3252

Analysis

NAICS 3252 is the 2022 industry group for resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing, part of 325 (Chemical Manufacturing). Census lists 173 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 1,567 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 114,089 people at an average annual payroll of $89,427 per employee (77th percentile of national industries). 18% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.

Across its national industries Census lists 173 index entries; typical ones are acetal resins manufacturing, acrylate rubber manufacturing and acetate fibers and filaments manufacturing.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 9% and employment rose 8%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.

Its goods appear in 229 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 5402 (synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put…), 4002 (synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary…) and 3907 (polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.

It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 32521 (Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing) with 1,438.