31331 | Textile and Fabric Finishing This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in finishing yarn and thread, textile fabrics, textile products (except carpets and rugs), and clothing, not made in the same establishment. Finishing operations include bleaching; dyeing; printing fabrics (roller, screen, flock, plisse); chemical finishing for water repellency, fire resistance and mildew proofing; and mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, calendering, napping and stone-washing. Establishments, known as converters, primarily engaged in buying fabric in the grey and having it finished by contractors, are included.
Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:
*coating, rubberizing, varnishing or waxing fabrics (31332, Fabric Coating); *finishing carpets and rugs (31411, Carpet and Rug Mills); *embroidering textile products and clothing (31499, All Other Textile Product Mills); *knitting and finishing hosiery and socks, in the same establishment (31511, Hosiery and Sock Mills); *knitting and finishing clothing, except hosiery and socks, in the same establishment (31519, Other Clothing Knitting Mills); *manufacturing and finishing men's and boys' cut-and-sew clothing, in the same establishment (31522, Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing); *manufacturing and finishing women's and girls' cut-and-sew clothing, in the same establishment (31523, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing); *manufacturing and finishing other cut-and-sew clothing, in the same establishment (31529, Other Cut and Sew Clothing Manufacturing); *fur dressing and dyeing (31611, Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing); and *printing on clothing (323113, Commercial Screen Printing). |