NACE 20.16—Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

Where 20.16 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3. 20.1 Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
4. 20.16 Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

What 20.16 includes

• 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.
• 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
• 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

What 20.16 excludes

• Manufacture of artificial and synthetic fibres, filaments and yarn, see 20.60
• Processing, shredding, cleaning, grinding of plastic waste, see 38.21

20.16 in other systems