NAICS 32213

Paperboard Mills

Key Figures

Establishments
179
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
38,290
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$41.2B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 32213 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) from pulp. These establishments may manufacture or purchase pulp. In addition, the establishments may also convert the paperboard they make.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 322130, the only detailed industry in this group.

Which code does this activity belong in?

Paperboard Mills manufacture paperboard products such as container board, linerboard, and folding carton stock from pulp, distinguishing this industry from Paper Mills, which produce thinner paper grades from pulp. The classification is determined by the type of product manufactured; establishments making paperboard are classified here even if they also convert their output, while those making paper products belong in Paper Mills regardless of whether conversion occurs.

VantaInsights Analysis AI-drafted

Written for NAICS 322130, the only detailed industry in this group.

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