JSIC 18—Manufacture of plastic products, except otherwise classified

Where 18 sits

1. E Manufacturing
2. 18 Manufacture of plastic products, except otherwise classified

Contains 7 narrower codes

• 180 Establishments engaged in administrative or ancillary economic activities (18 manufacture of plastic products)
• 181 Plastic plates, bars and rods, pipes and tubes, pipe fittings and profile extrusions
• 182 Plastic films, sheets, floor coverings and synthetic leather
• 183 Industrial plastic products
• 184 Foamed and reinforced plastic products
• 185 Compounding plastic materials, including reclaimed plastics
• 189 Other plastic products

What 18 includes

• This Major group comprises establishments engaged in manufacturing molded products using plastics, the said products including extrusion molded products and injection molded products, which are fabricated by a variety of molding machine, such as extrusion molding machines and injection molding machines, those engaged in the processing of these products by cutting, joining, coating, sputtering and buff-polishing, those engaged in blending and mixing (mixed phase of short fibers, filler, stabilizing agents, coloring agents and plasticizers) for the molding of plastics, and those engaged in manufacturing recycled plastics.
• However, the plastic products described below are classified in the other Major groups.
• (i) Establishments engaged in manufacturing furniture made of plastics are classified in the Major group 13 – Manufacture of furniture and fixtures. (ii) Establishments engaged in manufacturing plastics (urea resin, melamine resin, and the like) and synthetic resin-based adhesives are classified in the Major group 16 – Manufacture of chemical and allied products. (iii) Establishments engaged in manufacturing footwear made of plastics and its accessories are classified in the Major group 19 – Manufacture of rubber products. (iv) Establishments engaged in manufacturing baggage, handbags and small cases made of plastics are classified in the Major group 20 – Manufacture of leather tanning, leather products and fur skins. (v) Establishments engaged in manufacturing gears made of plastics are classified in the Major group 25 – Manufacture of general machinery. (vi) Establishments engaged in manufacturing measuring instruments made of plastics are classified in the Major group 27 – Manufacture of precision instruments and machinery. (vii) Establishments engaged in manufacturing musical instruments, toys, dolls, stationery, costume accessories, buttons, "tatami" mats, models and transportation pallets, which are made of plastics are classified in the Major group 32 – Miscellaneous manufacturing industries.

18 in other systems