20.11
Class
Manufacture of industrial gases
SDMX: C2011
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
6 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
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
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - production of hydrogen, not for energy supply through a network
✗ Excludes
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
Frequently Confused With
06.20
Extraction of natural gas
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09.10 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
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19.20 Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products
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20.14 Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
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35.21 Manufacture of gas
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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 industrial gases).
In this section
- 20.12 — Manufacture of Dyes and Pigments
- 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
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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