Trends Report Highlights: Industrial Sector Analysis
2004-2006 Trends Report Highlights
For 2006, facilities in 350 different North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Codes reported generating PCs; approximately 90 percent of the facilities in 24 of the NAICS codes. Facilities in three industries accounted for approximately 46 percent of the total quantity of the PCs generated in 2006:
- NAICS 325181 (Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing): 17.7%
- NAICS 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum): 15.0%
- NAICS 331111 (Iron and steel mills): 13.3%
PC Quantities
NAICS Code | NAICS Code Description | Total PC Quantity in 2004 | Total PC Quantity in 2005 | Total PC Quantity in 2006 | Percent of Total National PC Quantity (2006) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
325181 |
Alkalies and Chlorine
Manufacturing |
8,434,467 |
13,125,343 |
13,408,621 |
17.7% |
331492 |
Secondary Smelting,
Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) |
10,213,273 |
11,027,809 |
11,410,674 |
15.0% |
331111 |
Iron and Steel Mills |
9,830,019 |
9,270,225 |
10,108,076 |
13.3% |
928110 |
National Security |
2,576,059 |
2,740,057 |
4,406,113 |
5.8% |
335991 |
Carbon and Graphite
Product Manufacturing |
4,115,195 |
4,651,306 |
3,291,125 |
4.3% |
331312 |
Primary Aluminum Production |
2,974,060 |
2,756,294 |
3,233,397 |
4.3% |
332812 |
Metal Coating, Engraving
(except Jewelry and Silverware), and
Allied Services to Manufacturers |
2,085,146 |
2,199,369 |
3,000,504 |
4.0% |
324110 |
Petroleum Refineries |
3,338,171 |
6,149,521 |
2,944,295 |
3.9% |
325192 |
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate
Manufacturing |
1,378,335 |
3,916,502 |
2,597,531 |
3.4% |
325188 |
All Other Basic Inorganic
Chemical Manufacturing |
2,292,261 |
1,655,987 |
1,926,879 |
2.5% |
325110 |
Petrochemical Manufacturing |
2,115,254 |
2,828,812 |
1,714,644 |
2.3% |
331511 |
Iron Foundries |
1,960,075 |
1,626,420 |
1,617,805 |
2.1% |
325320 |
Pesticide and Other
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing |
1,471,180 |
1,541,579 |
1,377,295 |
1.8% |
325199 |
All Other Basic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing |
2,364,209 |
1,241,040 |
1,373,750 |
1.8% |
325998 |
All Other Miscellaneous
Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
332,498 |
694,526 |
958,058 |
1.3% |
332992 |
Small Arms Ammunition
Manufacturing |
182,316 |
565,013 |
790,921 |
1.0% |
325211 |
Plastics Material
and Resin Manufacturing |
945,158 |
1,271,826 |
666,773 |
0.9% |
335110 |
Electric Lamp Bulb
and Part Manufacturing |
232,099 |
567,422 |
613,853 |
0.8% |
541710 |
Research and Development
in the Physical, Engineering, and Life
Sciences |
479,037 |
459,021 |
592,124 |
0.8% |
324191 |
Petroleum Lubricating
Oil and Grease Manufacturing |
448,910 |
485,393 |
515,286 |
0.7% |
331421 |
Copper Rolling, Drawing,
and Extruding |
129,314 |
120,833 |
482,704 |
0.6% |
335912 |
Primary Battery Manufacturing |
456,055 |
422,775 |
427,678 |
0.6% |
331222 |
Steel Wire Drawing |
483,927 |
375,607 |
409,519 |
0.5% |
331210 |
Iron and Steel Pipe
and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased
Steel |
218,690 |
204,649 |
400,799 |
0.5% |
PCs Disposal/Recovery/Treatment/Recycling
In 2006, facilities in 24 NAICS codes accounted for approximately 90 percent of the total quantity of non-recycled PC generated.NAICS Code | NAICS Code Description | Onsite Disposal (pounds) | Offsite Disposal (pounds) | Onsite Energy Recovery (pounds) | Offsite Energy Recovery (pounds) | Onsite Treatment (pounds) | Offsite Treatment (pounds) | Onsite Recycling (pounds) | Offsite Recycling (pounds) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
325181 |
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing |
1,545 |
16,222 |
2,840,794 |
18 |
10,502,974 |
47,068 |
3,833,027 |
171,051 |
331492 |
Secondary Smelting, Refining,
and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper
and Aluminum) |
3,039,003 |
8,371,671 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
108,074,170 |
27,744,300 |
331111 |
Iron and Steel Mills |
458,492 |
9,635,486 |
0 |
3 |
11,430 |
2,666 |
592,058 |
11,651,220 |
928110 |
National Security |
4,049,807 |
305,208 |
10,489 |
39,684 |
306 |
619 |
372,200 |
345,420 |
335991 |
Carbon and Graphite Product
Manufacturing |
21,846 |
39,359 |
1,380,644 |
329 |
1,837,583 |
11,363 |
224,707 |
6,248 |
331312 |
Primary Aluminum Production |
81,337 |
86,869 |
58,718 |
183 |
3,003,973 |
2,317 |
189,501 |
30,064 |
332812 |
Metal Coating, Engraving
(except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied
Services to Manufacturers |
230 |
69,831 |
549,892 |
95,039 |
2,277,197 |
8,314 |
4,239 |
463,418 |
324110 |
Petroleum Refineries |
28,454 |
208,152 |
31,733 |
21,205 |
2,432,019 |
222,732 |
8,661,860 |
137,255 |
325192 |
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate
Manufacturing |
102,210 |
269,437 |
1,834 |
2,003,991 |
19,144 |
200,914 |
1,933,538 |
493,340 |
325188 |
All Other Basic Inorganic
Chemical Manufacturing |
369,897 |
1,052,861 |
383,498 |
1,083 |
103,725 |
15,815 |
693,551 |
120,558 |
325110 |
Petrochemical Manufacturing |
2,940 |
287,461 |
24,375 |
240,605 |
544,081 |
615,181 |
280,445 |
246,425 |
331511 |
Iron Foundries |
278,020 |
1,329,142 |
0 |
0 |
10,642 |
1 |
57,529 |
232,813 |
325320 |
Pesticide and Other Agricultural
Chemical Manufacturing |
243 |
535 |
928,411 |
247,500 |
96,946 |
103,660 |
1,110 |
0 |
325199 |
All Other Basic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing |
4,498 |
78,217 |
107,341 |
112,450 |
653,202 |
418,043 |
881,981 |
5,296,088 |
325998 |
All Other Miscellaneous
Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
3,567 |
217,388 |
659,379 |
16,160 |
47,807 |
13,757 |
11,002 |
81,333 |
332992 |
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing |
0 |
790,921 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,261,100 |
4,218,580 |
325211 |
Plastics Material and Resin
Manufacturing |
40,283 |
17,805 |
14,326 |
434,059 |
155,053 |
5,247 |
642 |
28,446 |
335110 |
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part
Manufacturing |
0 |
613,853 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
145,784 |
515,329 |
541710 |
Research and Development
in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences |
18,342 |
573,600 |
0 |
119 |
57 |
5 |
0 |
10,628 |
324191 |
Petroleum Lubricating Oil
and Grease Manufacturing |
3 |
27,651 |
0 |
5,188 |
482,444 |
0 |
9,735 |
685 |
331421 |
Copper Rolling, Drawing,
and Extruding |
253 |
467,975 |
0 |
597 |
13,879 |
0 |
29,481 |
846,203 |
335912 |
Primary Battery Manufacturing |
541 |
427,136 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13,736,909 |
9,501,062 |
331222 |
Steel Wire Drawing |
332 |
409,186 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1,775,724 |
331210 |
Iron and Steel Pipe and
Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel |
0 |
2,932 |
172,915 |
0 |
218,792 |
6,160 |
113,831 |
58,320 |
Total |
8,501,844 |
25,298,901 |
7,164,349 |
3,218,212 |
22,411,256 |
1,673,863 |
143,108,401 |
63,974,509 |