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20.59
Class
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
SDMX: C2059
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
1 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ 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))

+ Also Includes

This class also includes: - manufacture of writing and drawing ink - manufacture of matches

✗ 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

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Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section C (Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.).

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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