20.41  Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations

active

Includes

• manufacture of organic surface-active agents
• manufacture of paper, wadding, felt, etc., coated or covered with soap or detergent
• manufacture of crude glycerol
• manufacture of soap, except cosmetic soap
• manufacture of surface-active preparations:
  • washing powders in solid or liquid form and detergents
  • dish-washing preparations
  • textile softeners
• manufacture of cleaning and polishing products:
  • preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms
  • artificial waxes and prepared waxes
  • polishes and creams for leather
  • polishes and creams for wood
  • polishes for coachwork, glass and metal
  • scouring pastes and powders, including paper, wadding, etc., coated or covered with these

Excludes

• manufacture of separate, chemically defined compounds, see 20.13, 20.14
• manufacture of glycerol, synthesised from petroleum products, see 20.14
• manufacture of cosmetic soap, see 20.42

What changed from NACE Rev. 2

Unchanged: NACE Rev. 2 class 20.41 maps 1:1 to NACE Rev. 2.1 20.41 with the same heading.

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