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

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 20.51, 20.52, 20.53, 20.59. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2029.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 20.59 is "Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.". 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 20.51 (Manufacture of explosives), 20.52 (Manufacture of glues), 20.53 (Manufacture of essential oils), 20.59 (Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitised paper and other sensitised unexposed materials - manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses - manufacture of gelatine and its derivatives - manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives - manufacture of essential oils - manufacture of extracts of natural aromatic products - manufacture of resinoids - manufacture of mixtures of odoriferous products for the manufacture of perfumes or food - manufacture of propellant powders - manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnic products, including percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares, etc. - manufacture of e-liquids used in vaping devices - manufacture of various chemical products: • peptones, peptone derivatives, other protein substances and their derivatives n.e.c. • chemically modified oils and fats • materials used in the finishing of textiles and leather • powders and pastes used in soldering, brazing or welding • substances used to pickle metal • prepared additives for cements • activated carbon, lubricating oil additives, prepared rubber accelerators, catalysts and other chemical products for industrial use • anti-knock preparations, antifreeze preparations • liquids for hydraulic transmission • composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents • fuel additives (e.g. based on ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) and methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE))

What it excludes

This class excludes: - manufacture of synthetic aromatic products, see 20.14 - manufacture of printing ink, see 20.30 - manufacture of perfume and toilet preparations, see 20.42 - manufacture of liquid biofuels, see 20.51

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
20.51Manufacture of explosives-
20.52Manufacture of glues-
20.53Manufacture of essential oils-
20.59Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.1

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Neighbouring classes

20.51 Manufacture of liquid biofuels

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