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Division · NACE Rev. 2.1

20 — Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

Previous NACE Rev. 2 codes
20, 38
Parent
C — MANUFACTURING
Source
Eurostat — NACE Rev. 2.1
Last verified
2026-07-20

Includes

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.

Rev. 2 mapping

Official correspondence: Eurostat NACE correspondence tables.

Previous codePrevious labelMappingType
20Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsNACE Rev. 2 division 20 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 division 202:2
38Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recoveryNACE Rev. 2 division 38 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 divisions 20, 382:2

Subcategories

CodeOfficial label
20.1Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
20.2Manufacture of pesticides, disinfectants and other agrochemical products
20.3Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
20.4Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
20.5Manufacture of other chemical products
20.6Manufacture of man-made fibres

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