20.1 – Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms

This class includes: - manufacture of liquefied or compressed selected inorganic industrial or medical gases: • elemental gases • liquid or compressed air • mixed industrial gases • inert gases (e.g. carbon dioxide) • isolating gases · This class also includes: - production of hydrogen, not for energy supply through a network · This class excludes: - extraction of methane, ethane, butane or propane, see 06.20 - liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for the purpose of transport, done at the mine site, see 09.10 - manufacture of fuel gases (e.g. ethane, butane or propane in a petroleum refinery), see 19.20 - manufacture of refrigerant gases of halogenated hydrocarbons, see 20.14 - manufacture of gaseous fuels from coal, waste, etc., see 35.21 - manufacture of hydrogen for the provision as a gaseous fuel through a permanent supply network, see 35.21

This class includes: - manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate - manufacture of pure calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide · This class also includes: - manufacture of products, of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores · This class excludes: - manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments, see 20.30

This class includes the manufacture of chemicals using basic processes. The output of these processes is usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically defined compounds. · This class includes: - manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals) - manufacture of inorganic acids, except nitric acid - manufacture of alkalis, lyes and other inorganic bases, except ammonia - manufacture of other inorganic compounds - roasting of iron pyrites - manufacture of distilled water · This class also includes: - enrichment of uranium and thorium ores - manufacture of lithium hydroxide - manufacture of decolourising agents · This class excludes: - manufacture of industrial gases, see 20.11 - manufacture of nitrogenous fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see 20.15 - manufacture of ammonia, see 20.15 - manufacture of ammonium chloride, see 20.15 - manufacture of nitrites and nitrates of potassium, see 20.15 - manufacture of ammonium carbonates, see 20.15 - manufacture of aromatic distilled water, see 20.59 - manufacture of basic metals, see division 24

This class includes the manufacture of chemicals using basic processes (for example, thermal cracking, distillation). The output of these processes is usually separate chemically defined organic compounds. · This class includes: - manufacture of basic organic chemicals: • acyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated • cyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated • acyclic and cyclic alcohols • mono- and polycarboxylic acids, including acetic acid • other oxygen-function compounds, including aldehydes, ketones, quinones and dual or poly oxygen-function compounds • synthetic glycerol • nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines • fermentation of sugar cane, corn or similar to produce alcohol and esters • other organic compounds, including wood distillation products (e.g. charcoal), etc. - manufacture of synthetic aromatic products - manufacture of methane, not for the provision as a gaseous fuel through a permanent supply network - distillation of coal tar - manufacture of ethyl alcohol, other than for bioethanol fuel - manufacture of refrigerant gases · This class excludes: - extraction of natural gas, consisting predominantly of methane, see 06.20 - manufacture of plastics in primary forms, see 20.16 - manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms, see 20.17 - manufacture of crude glycerol, see 20.41 - manufacture of liquid biofuels (e.g. bioethanol fuel), see 20.51 - manufacture of natural essential oils, see 20.59 - manufacture of salicylic and O-acetylsalicylic acids, see 21.10 - manufacture of ethanol from biomass, see 20.51 - production of methane for the provision as a gaseous fuel through a permanent supply network, see 35.21

This class includes: - manufacture of fertilisers: • straight or complex nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilisers • urea, crude natural phosphates and crude natural potassium salts - manufacture of associated nitrogen products: • nitric and sulphonitric acids, ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, nitrites and nitrates of potassium · This class also includes: - manufacture of potting soil mixtures of natural soil, peat, sand, clays and minerals, with nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium as an essential constituent - manufacture of other fertilisers by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products · This class excludes: - mining of guano, see 08.91 - manufacture of agrochemical products (e.g. pesticides), see 20.20 - manufacture of liming agents, see 20.59 - production of waste compost, see 38.21

This class includes the manufacture of resins, plastic materials and non-vulcanisable thermoplastic elastomers, the mixing and blending of resins on a custom basis, as well as the manufacture of non-customised synthetic resins. · This class includes: - manufacture of plastics in primary forms: • polymers, including those of ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and acrylics • polyamides • phenolic and epoxide resins and polyurethanes • alkyd and polyester resins and polyethers • ion exchangers based on polymers - manufacture of silicones in primary forms - plastic compounding activities · This class also includes: - manufacture of cellulose and its chemical derivatives - manufacture of plastic powders, granules or flakes by compounding or transforming plastic resins from recovered plastic waste - manufacture of recycled plastic in flakes or plastic granulates based on pretreated plastic waste following material recovery operations · This class excludes: - manufacture of artificial and synthetic fibres, filaments and yarn, see 20.60 - processing, shredding, cleaning, grinding of plastic waste, see 38.21