Just over half of the output of this industry consisted of the application of organic coatings such as paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
The industry's primary focus is the application of coatings including paint, lacquer, and varnish.
The value of product shipments in 1995 was approximately $7.0 billion, up from $4.9 billion in 1990. Growth of output and employment stagnated entering the 1990s, but profit rates remained close to the average for the period 1982 to 1992
Needles, pins, and fasteners--made from metals and both natural and manmade fibers--comprise the largest share of this industry's output.
About 45 percent of U.S. large ammunition industry output in the early 1990s was bombs. An additional 40 percent of production included miscellaneous bullets and other projectiles, casings, and components.
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in performing the following types of services on metals, for the trade: (1) enameling, lacquering, and varnishing metal products; (2) hot dip galvanizing of mill sheets.
California, Ohio, and Illinois had the largest concentrations of operations in this classification.
Grease and inedible tallow accounted for 60 percent of industry production in 2002, and other animal and marine oil mill products made up the remaining share.
Leading the industry in overall sales for 2001 was Crown Group Inc. of Warren, Michigan, with $290 million in sales and 800 employees. In second place was St. Louis-based Precoat Metals, with $208 million in sales and 800 employees.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, total product shipments for 2000 were valued $1.3 billion.
The SIC for Retail Bakeries is SIC 5461
SIC 2032
The SIC was the Standard Industrial Classification