Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing acyclic (i.e., aliphatic) hydrocarbons such as ethylene, propylene, and butylene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbon and/or (2) manufacturing cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, styrene, xylene, ethyl benzene, and cumene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons.
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Industrial Gas Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic gases in compressed, liquid, and solid forms.
Examples:N/A
Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing inorganic dyes and pigments.
Examples:N/A
Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing synthetic organic dyes and pigments, such as lakes and toners (except electrostatic and photographic).
Examples:N/A
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chlorine, sodium hydroxide (i.e., caustic soda), and other alkalies often using an electrolysis process.
Examples:N/A
Carbon Black Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing carbon black, bone black, and lamp black.
Examples:N/A
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing basic inorganic chemicals (except industrial gases, inorganic dyes and pigments, alkalies and chlorine, and carbon black).
Examples:Sulfuric acid manufacturing, Sulfides and sulfites manufacturing, Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing, Potassium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing, Hydrochloric acid manufacturing, Fluorine manufacturing, Carbides (e.g., baron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing, Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) distilling wood or gum into products, such as tall oil and wood distillates, and (2) manufacturing wood or gum chemicals, such as naval stores, natural tanning materials, charcoal briquettes, and charcoal (except activated).
Examples:N/A
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) distilling coal tars and/or (2) manufacturing cyclic crudes or, cyclic intermediates (i.e., hydrocarbons, except aromatic petrochemicals) from refined petroleum or natural gas.
Examples:N/A
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nonpotable ethyl alcohol.
Examples:N/A
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing basic organic chemical products (except aromatic petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic organic dyes and pigments, gum and wood chemicals, cyclic crudes and intermediates, and ethyl alcohol).
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing resins, plastics materials, and nonvulcanizable thermoplastic elastomers and mixing and blending resins on a custom basis and/or (2) manufacturing noncustomized synthetic resins.
Examples:N/A
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing synthetic rubber.
Examples:N/A
Cellulosic Organic Fiber Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing cellulosic (i.e., rayon and acetate) fibers and filaments in the form of monofilament, filament yarn, staple, or tow or (2) manufacturing and texturizing cellulosic fibers and filaments.
Examples:N/A
Noncellulosic Organic Fiber Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing noncellulosic (i.e., nylon, polyolefin, and polyester) fibers and filaments in the form of monofilament, filament yarn, staple, or tow, or (2) manufacturing and texturizing noncellulosic fibers and filaments.
Examples:N/A
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing nitrogenous fertilizer materials and mixing ingredients into fertilizers; (2) manufacturing fertilizers from sewage or animal waste; and (3) manufacturing nitrogenous materials and mixing them into fertilizers.
Examples:N/A
Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing phosphatic fertilizer materials or (2) manufacturing phosphatic materials and mixing them into fertilizers.
Examples:N/A
Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mixing ingredients made elsewhere into fertilizers.
Examples:N/A
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the formulation and preparation of agricultural and household pest control chemicals (except fertilizers).
Examples:N/A
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) mixing pigments, solvents, and binders into paints and other coatings, such as stains, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, shellacs, and water repellant coatings for concrete and masonry, and/or (2) manufacturing allied paint products, such as putties, paint and varnish removers, paint brush cleaners, and frit.
Examples:N/A
Adhesive Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.
Examples:N/A
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and packaging soaps and other detergents, such as laundry detergents; dishwashing detergents; toothpaste gels, and tooth powders; and natural glycerin.
Examples:N/A
Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing and packaging polishes and specialty cleaning preparations.
Examples:N/A
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing bulk surface active agents for use as wetting agents, emulsifiers, and penetrants, and/or (2) manufacturing textiles and leather finishing agents used to reduce tension or speed the drying process.
Examples:N/A
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing, blending, compounding, and packaging toilet preparations, such as perfumes, shaving preparations, hair preparations, face creams, lotions (including sunscreens), and other cosmetic preparations.
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Printing Ink Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing printing and inkjet inks and inkjet cartridges.
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Explosives Manufacturing
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing explosives.
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Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
Description:This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) custom mixing and blending plastics resins made elsewhere or (2) reformulating plastics resins from recycled plastics products.
Examples:N/A
Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing sensitized film, sensitized paper, sensitized cloth, sensitized plates, toners (i.e., for photocopiers, laser printers, and similar electrostatic printing devices), toner cartridges, and photographic chemicals.
Examples:N/A
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
Description:This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemical products (except basic chemicals, resins, synthetic rubber; cellulosic and noncellulosic fiber and filaments; pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals; pharmaceuticals and medicines; paints, coatings and adhesives; soap, cleaning compounds, and toilet preparations; printing inks; explosives; custom compounding of purchased resins; and photographic films, papers, plates, and chemicals).
Examples:Writing inks manufacturing, Swimming pool chemical preparations manufacturing, Sugar substitutes (i.e., synthetic sweeteners blended with other ingredients) made from purchased synthetic sweeteners manufacturing, Pyrotechnics (e.g., flares, flashlight bombs, signals) manufacturing, Matches and matchbook manufacturing, Lighter fluids (e.g., charcoal, cigarette) manufacturing, Industrial salt manufacturing, Antifreeze preparations manufacturing, Activated carbon and charcoal manufacturing