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Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
NAICS 322220 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting and coating paper and paperboard; (2) cutting and laminating paper, paperboard, and other flexible materials (except plastics film to plastics film); (3) manufacturing bags, multiwall bags, sacks of paper, metal foil, coated paper, laminates, or coated combinations of paper and foil with plastics film; (4) manufacturing laminated aluminum and other converted metal foils from purchased foils; and (5) surface coating paper or paperboard.
Start the review with products liability.
For Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing, the saved research highlights products liability, equipment breakdown, fire and chemical hazards. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What coating or laminating processes are used, and are any solvent-based chemicals involved?
- What are the primary end-use applications for finished products — food contact, industrial, consumer retail?
- What is the approximate replacement value of production equipment, and how old are the primary production lines?
- Are there any prior products liability, contamination, or packaging failure claims in the loss history?
- What fire suppression and dust collection systems are in place in the production facility?
- Is the facility owned or leased, and what are the approximate raw material and finished goods inventory values?
- For Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about solvent-based coating processes with significant voc emissions or chemical storage on-site?
- For Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about prior products liability claims tied to packaging failure, contamination, or food-contact incidents?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Manufacturing paper from pulp: 322120 — Paper Mills
- Manufacturing textile bags: 314910 — Textile Bag and Canvas Mills
- Manufacturing single wall and multiwall plastics bags: 326111 — Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
- Manufacturing plastics to plastics packaging laminations: 326112 — Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
- Manufacturing unsupported plastic film: 326113 — Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
- Manufacturing photographic sensitized paper from purchased paper: 325992 — Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing
- Printing on purchased packaging materials: 32311 — Printing, based on the printing process used
- Manufacturing foil cookware, dinnerware, and other semi-rigid metal containers: 332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Making aluminum and aluminum foil: 33131 — Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing;
- Cutting purchased aluminum foil into smaller lengths and widths: 332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Establishments in this class convert, coat, laminate, or cut purchased paper, paperboard, metal foil, or flexible materials into finished products such as paper bags, multiwall sacks, coated packaging, and laminated foils. Operations typically involve continuous or semi-continuous production lines using adhesives, coatings, or heat-bonding processes, often serving food, retail, agricultural, or industrial packaging customers.
Questions to investigate
- What coating or laminating processes are used, and are any solvent-based chemicals involved?
- What are the primary end-use applications for finished products — food contact, industrial, consumer retail?
- What is the approximate replacement value of production equipment, and how old are the primary production lines?
- Are there any prior products liability, contamination, or packaging failure claims in the loss history?
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