detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa

UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 – SIC(2007)
Explanatory Notes
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production of motor fuel: gasoline, kerosene etc.
production of fuel: light, medium and heavy fuel oil, refinery gases such as ethane, propane, butane etc.
manufacture of oil-based lubricating oils or greases, including from waste oil
manufacture of products for the petrochemical industry and for the manufacture of road coverings
manufacture of various products: white spirit, vaseline, paraffin wax, petroleum jelly etc.
manufacture of petroleum briquettes
blending of biofuels, i.e. blending of alcohols with petroleum (e.g. gasohol)
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This subclass also includes:
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manufacture of peat briquettes
manufacture of hard-coal and lignite fuel briquettes
19.20/9 Other treatment of petroleum products (excluding mineral oil refining/petrochemicals manufacture)
This subclass includes:
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manufacture of oil-based lubricating oils or greases, including from waste oil
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
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.
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 as
plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms.
20.11 Manufacture of industrial gases
This class includes:
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manufacture of liquefied or compressed inorganic industrial or medical gases:
■ elemental gases
■ liquid or compressed air
■ refrigerant gases
■ mixed industrial gases
■ inert gases such as carbon dioxide
■ isolating gases
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extraction of methane, ethane, butane or propane, see 06.20
manufacture of fuel gases such as ethane, butane or propane in a petroleum refinery, see 19.20
manufacture of gaseous fuels from coal, waste etc., see 35.21
20.12 Manufacture of dyes and pigments
This class includes:
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manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate
This class also includes:
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manufacture of products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores
This class excludes:
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manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments, see 20.30
20.13 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
This class includes the manufacture of chemicals using basic processes. The output of these processes are usually separate
chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds.
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manufacture of chemical elements (except industrial gases and basic metals)
manufacture of inorganic acids except nitric acid
manufacture of alkalis, lyes and other inorganic bases except ammonia
– manufacture of other inorganic compounds
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