16.21
Class
Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels
SDMX: C1621
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
7 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough to be used for veneering, making plywood or other purposes: • smoothed, dyed, coated, impregnated, reinforced (with paper or fabric backing) • made in the form of motifs - manufacture of plywood, veneer panels and similar laminated wood boards and sheets - manufacture of oriented strand board (OSB) and other particle board - manufacture of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and other fibreboard - manufacture of densified wood - manufacture of glue-laminated wood, cross-laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer wood
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - manufacture of insulating fibreboards of wood, or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances
Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProduction managers and directors in manufacturing
SOC 2020:1121 Common titles: Plant manager, Factory manager
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
SOC 2020:8111 Common titles: Machine operator, Factory worker
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
SOC 2020:8131 Common titles: Assembly worker, Line worker
Related Occupations
Industrial engineersMetal working production and maintenance fitters
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels).
In this section
- 16.22 — Manufacture of Assembled Parquet Floors
- 16.23 — Manufacture of Other Builders' Carpentry and Joinery
- 16.24 — Manufacture of Wooden Containers
- 16.25 — Manufacture of Doors and Windows of Wood
- 16.26 — Manufacture of Solid Fuels From Vegetable Biomass
- 16.27 — Finishing of Wooden Products
- 16.28 — Manufacture of Other Products of Wood and Articles of Cork, Straw and Plaiting Materials
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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