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Adhesive Manufacturing
NAICS 325520 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.
Start the review with products liability.
For Adhesive Manufacturing, the saved research highlights products liability, fire and explosion, employee injury. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What types of adhesives are manufactured — water-based, solvent-based, reactive, or specialty polymer formulations?
- What are the primary downstream markets and applications for the adhesives produced?
- Are any products supplied into medical device, aerospace, or food-contact applications?
- What flammable or hazardous chemical volumes are stored on-site, and what fire suppression systems are in place?
- Is there any prior environmental regulatory history, spills, or remediation activity at the facility?
- What product quality control and testing documentation does the operation maintain?
- For Adhesive Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about high-voc or flammable solvent-based formulations without adequate fire suppression and ventilation systems?
- For Adhesive Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about adhesives supplied into medical device, aerospace, or food packaging applications where product failure consequences are severe?
Activities described by this code
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- Manufacturing asphalt and tar roofing cements from purchased asphaltic materials: 324122 — Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing gypsum based caulking compounds: 327420 — Gypsum Product Manufacturing
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Adhesive manufacturers blend, compound, and package adhesives, glues, sealants, and caulking compounds using chemical raw materials that may include resins, solvents, polymers, and reactive agents. Day-to-day operations typically involve batch or continuous mixing processes, quality control testing, storage of hazardous raw materials and finished goods, and shipment to industrial, construction, or consumer product customers.
Questions to investigate
- What types of adhesives are manufactured — water-based, solvent-based, reactive, or specialty polymer formulations?
- What are the primary downstream markets and applications for the adhesives produced?
- Are any products supplied into medical device, aerospace, or food-contact applications?
- What flammable or hazardous chemical volumes are stored on-site, and what fire suppression systems are in place?
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