20
Division
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
SDMX: C20
Division Level
2 Depth
6 Children
23 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This division includes the transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process and the formation of products. It distinguishes the production of basic chemicals that constitute the first industry group from the production of intermediate and end-products produced by further processing of basic chemicals that make up the remaining industry classes.
+ Also Includes
This division also includes: - manufacture of liquid biofuels
Sub-categories
6 20.1
Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
This group includes the manufacture of basic chemical products, fertilisers and associated nitrogen compounds, as well a
20.2
Manufacture of pesticides, disinfectants and other agrochemical products
20.3
Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
20.4
Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
20.5
Manufacture of other chemical products
This group includes the manufacture of liquid biofuels and chemical products n.e.c. (for example, explosives and pyrotec
20.6
Manufacture of man-made fibres
Related Divisions
- 10 — Manufacture of Food Products
- 11 — Manufacture of Beverages
- 12 — Manufacture of Tobacco Products
- 13 — Manufacture of Textiles
- 14 — Manufacture of Wearing Apparel
- 15 — Manufacture of Leather and Related Products of Other Materials
- 16 — Manufacture of Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture of Articles of Straw and Plaiting Materials
- 17 — Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products
- 18 — Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media
- 19 — Manufacture of Coke and Refined Petroleum Products
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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