Raw Materials
The availability of raw materials and
supplies is a primary consideration
in locating plastic manufacturers.
The amount of raw materials used may
vary from company to company. An industry
average is more than 60 percent of total
production costs.
These materials are comprised primarily
of polymer building block chemicals
(monomers), catalysts and additives,
many of which are produced in West Virginia.
More than 200 major plastics suppliers
operate with West Virginia and immediate
surrounding states.
| Raw
Materials Required |
Number
of producers within 250 miles |
| Plastic
resins consumed in the form of granules,
pellets, powders, liquids, etc. |
50 |
| Acrylates and methacrylates, monomers |
18 |
| Vinyl chloride, monomer |
8 |
| Other cyclic crudes and intermediates |
42 |
| Synthetic organic dyes, pigments, lakes and toners |
69 |
| Phenol |
1 |
| Styrene |
3 |
| Alcohols, except ethyl |
9 |
| Ethylene |
5 |
| Propylene |
1 |
| Butadiene |
2 |
| Vinyl acetate, monomer |
1 |
| Formaldehyde |
4 |
| Total |
213 |
Source:
Dun and Bradstreet, March 2006
Major
Products
The plastic cluster consists of four
North
American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) groups.
Recycling is the common thread in the
four NAICS groups of the plastic segment:
plastic materials and resins (325211)
specialty resins (325991)
plastic recycling (562920)
fabricated plastic (3261)
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