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NACE 20.51: Manufacture of liquid biofuels

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 20.14, 20.59. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2011, 2029.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 20.51 is "Manufacture of liquid biofuels". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 20 (Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products), then group 20.5 (Manufacture of other chemical products). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 20.14 (Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals), 20.59 (Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of biodiesel - manufacture of ethanol from biomass - manufacture of mixtures of bioethanol and ethers partially derived from biomass - manufacture of liquid biofuels even if processes use waste as an input

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of solid fuels from vegetable biomass, see 16.26 - manufacture of ethyl alcohol other than for bioethanol biofuels, see 20.14 - manufacture of explosives, see 20.59

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
20.14Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals1
20.59Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.1

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Neighbouring classes

20.59 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

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