The plastics and rubber products manufacturing sector (NAICS 326) includes establishments that make goods by processing plastics materials and raw rubber. The man-made fiber industry (NAICS 422) covers the manufacturing of cellulosic, noncellulosic, and polyester fibers. Since 1953, most man-made fibers are synthetic fibers.

Both are part of the manufacturing sector (NAICS 31 - 33).

Laws and Regulations

• Air:
  • Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
  • National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP):
    • Cellulose Products Manufacturing
    • Fabric Printing, Coating & Dyeing
    • Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operation
    • Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production
    • Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production and Fabrication for Area Sources
    • Industrial Cooling Towers
    • Metal Coil (surface coating)
    • Paper and Other Web (surface coating)
    • Printing and Publishing (surface coating)
    • Reinforced Plastic Composites Production
    • Rubber Tire Manufacturing & New Source Performance Standards
• Water:
  • Effluent Guidelines: Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF)

Compliance

• Combustion Portal: Exit compliance assistance center.

Related Technical Information

• AP 42 - Chapter 6: Organic Chemical Process Industry: emission factors and process information for air pollution source categories, including the plastics industry.