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NACE 20.12: Manufacture of dyes and pigments

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 20.12. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2011.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 20.12 is "Manufacture of dyes and pigments". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 20 (Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products), then group 20.1 (Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 20.12 (Manufacture of dyes and pigments).

What the class includes

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

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments, see 20.30

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
20.12Manufacture of dyes and pigments-

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Neighbouring classes

20.11 Manufacture of industrial gases · 20.13 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals · 20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals · 20.15 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds · 20.16 Manufacture of plastics in primary forms · 20.17 Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms

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