20.16 — Manufacture of Plastics in Primary Forms

This class includes the manufacture of resins, plastic materials and non-vulcanisable thermoplastic elastomers, the mixing and blending of resins on a custom basis, as well as the manufacture of non-customised synthetic resins. This class includes: - manufacture of plastics in primary forms: • polymers, including those of ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and acrylics • polyamides • phenolic and epoxide resins and polyurethanes • alkyd and polyester resins and polyethers • ion exchangers based on polymers - manufacture of silicones in primary forms - plastic compounding activities

This class also includes: - manufacture of cellulose and its chemical derivatives - manufacture of plastic powders, granules or flakes by compounding or transforming plastic resins from recovered plastic waste - manufacture of recycled plastic in flakes or plastic granulates based on pretreated plastic waste following material recovery operations

This class excludes: - manufacture of artificial and synthetic fibres, filaments and yarn, see 20.60 - processing, shredding, cleaning, grinding of plastic waste, see 38.21