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Division 20 - Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products

PSIC Division 20 covers Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products. Child codes include Manufacture of basic chemicals, Manufacture of other chemical products, n.e.c., and Manufacture of man-made fibers. It is the...

Level Division
Hierarchy depth 2/5
Children 3
Last verified 2026-10-21
Key facts

Code summary

Code 20
Official title Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical Products
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
Parent C - Manufacturing
Section C - Manufacturing

Nearby codes

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
 16
Manufacture of Wood and of Products of Wood and Cork, except Furniture; Manufacture of Articles of Bamboo, Cane, Rattan and the Like; 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
 21
Manufacture of Basic Pharmaceutical Products and Pharmaceutical Preparations
 22
Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products
 23
Manufacture of other Non-metallic Mineral Products
 24
MANUFACTURE OF BASIC METALS 'This division includes the activities of smelting and/or refining ferrous and non- ferrous metals from ore, pig or scrap, using electrometallurgic and other process metallurgic techniques. This division also includes the manufacture of metal alloys and super-alloys by introducing other chemical elements to pure metals. The output of smelting and refining, usually in ingot form, is used in rolling, drawing and extruding operations to make products, such as plate, sheet, strip, bars, rods, wire, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, and in molten form to make castings and other basic metal products.
 25
Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, except Machinery and Equipment
 26
Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products
 27
Manufacture of Electrical Equipment
 28
Manufacture of Machinery and Equipment, n.e.c.
 29
Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi- Trailers
 30
Manufacture of other Transport Equipment
 31
Manufacture of Furniture
 32
Other Manufacturing
 33
Repair and Installation of Machinery and Equipment
About this level

Practical summary

Division 20 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under C Manufacturing. This division collects tightly related groups, with child examples such as Manufacture of basic chemicals, Manufacture of other chemical products, n.e.c., and Manufacture of man-made fibers. It is the main bridge between a broad sector label and the more precise groups below it.

Official note

Source-backed description

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. Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastic and synthetic rubber in primary forms. This group includes the manufacture of basic chemical products, fertilizers and associated nitrogen compounds, as well as plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms.