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, so their production falls under plastics manufacturing.

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.