Cluster Facts
In North Central Massachusetts, just under 25% of the workforce is employed in manufacturing*
Of those 15,400 employees, over one-third (1/3) of them, are working within the Plastics Cluster; either in plastics manufacturing; or local machine shops which make molds; or resin supply firms; or chemical compounder's.'*
65% of the Plastics Cluster’s workforce are working in plastic manufacturing establishments* which contributed $1,518,000 to the Gross State Product (GSP) in 2003**
Since Plastics Manufacturing is a key economic engine for the area, you can be guaranteed that maintaining competitiveness is everyone’s game-plan. Innovations of processes, machines, and skills have given North Central Mass not only a price advantage, but also establishes a quality advantage that its competitors find hard to match.
*Source: DET Second Quarter 2005 ** Source: BEA 2003
North Central Massachusetts Plastics Industry Cluster Profile
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| NAICS Code |
|
NAICS Title |
|
Companies |
| 3251 |
|
Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
|
4 |
| 3252 |
|
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificia Synthetic Fibers and Filament Manufacturing |
|
9 |
| 3254 |
|
Pharmaceutical and Medical Manufacturing |
|
3 |
| 3259 |
|
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
|
5 |
| 326 |
|
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing |
|
70 |
| 3327 |
|
Machine Shops |
|
20 |
| 3328 |
|
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
|
3 |
| 33322 |
|
Plastics and Rubber Industry Machinery Manufacturing |
|
6 |
| 33351 |
|
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing |
|
25 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES IN NCM PLASTICS CLUSTER |
145 |
Total Average Employment in the NCM Plastics Cluster 5,357
Employment in Plastics Product manufacturing in NCM 3,514
Employment in Related Industries to Plastics Manufacturing 1,843
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