C: 18 – 20.60

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C – Manufacturing

18 – Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18.1 - Printing and service activities related to printing

18.11 - Printing of newspapers

printing of other periodicals, appearing at least four times a week

18.12 - Other printing

printing of magazines and other periodicals, appearing less than four times a week

printing of books and brochures, music and music manuscripts, maps, atlases, posters, advertising catalogues, prospectuses and other printed advertising, postage stamps, taxation stamps, documents of title, cheques and other security papers, smart cards, albums, diaries, calendars and other commercial printed matter, personal

stationery and other printed matter by letterpress, offset, photogravure, flexographic, screen printing and other printing presses, duplication machines, computer printers, embossers etc., including quick printing

printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass, metal, wood and ceramics

The material printed is typically copyrighted.

printing on labels or tags (lithographic, gravure printing, flexographic printing, other)

18.13 - Pre-press and pre-media services

composing, typesetting, phototypesetting, pre-press data input including scanning and optical character recognition, electronic make-up

preparation of data files for multi-media (printing on paper, CD-ROM, Internet) applications

plate-making services including image setting and plate setting (for the printing processes letterpress and offset)

cylinder preparation: engraving or etching of cylinders for gravure printing

plate processing: “computer to plate” CTP (also photopolymer plates)

preparation of plates and dies for relief stamping or printing

preparation of:, artistic works of technical character, such as preparation of lithographic stones and wood blocks, presentation media, e.g. overhead foils and other forms of presentation, sketches, layouts, dummies, etc., production of proofs

18.14 - Binding and related services

trade binding, sample mounting and post press services in support of printing activities, e.g. trade binding and finishing of books, brochures, magazines, catalogues, etc., by folding, cutting and trimming, assembling, stitching, thread sewing, adhesive binding, cutting and cover laying, gluing, collating, basting, gold stamping; spiral binding

and plastic wire binding

binding and finishing of printed paper or printed cardboard, by folding, stamping, drilling, punching, perforating, embossing, sticking, gluing, laminating

finishing services for CD-ROMs

mailing finishing services such as customisation, envelope preparation

other finishing activities such as die, sinking or stamping, Braille copying

18.2 - Reproduction of recorded media

18.20 - Reproduction of recorded media

reproduction from master copies of gramophone records, compact discs and tapes with music or other sound recordings

reproduction from master copies of records, compact discs and tapes with motion pictures and other video recordings

reproduction from master copies of software and data on discs and tapes

19 – Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products

19.1 - Manufacture of coke oven products

19.10 - Manufacture of coke oven products

operation of coke ovens

production of coke and semi-coke

production of pitch and pitch coke

production of coke oven gas

production of crude coal and lignite tars

agglomeration of coke

19.2 - Manufacture of refined petroleum products

19.20 - Manufacture of refined petroleum products

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)

manufacture of peat briquettes

manufacture of hard-coal and lignite fuel briquettes

20 – Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

20.1 - Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms

20.11 - Manufacture of industrial gases

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

20.12 - Manufacture of dyes and pigments

manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate

manufacture of products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores

20.13 - Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

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

roasting of iron pyrites

manufacture of distilled water

enrichment of uranium and thorium ores

20.14 - Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals

manufacture of basic organic chemicals:, acyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated, cyclic hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated, acyclic and cyclic alcohols, mono- and polycarboxylic acids, including acetic acid, other oxygen-function compounds, including aldehydes, ketones, quinones and dual or poly oxygen-function

compounds, synthetic glycerol, nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines, fermentation of sugarcane, corn or similar to produce alcohol and esters, other organic compounds, including wood distillation products (e.g. charcoal) etc.

manufacture of synthetic aromatic products

distillation of coal tar

20.15 - Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

manufacture of fertilisers:, straight or complex nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilisers, urea, crude natural phosphates and crude natural potassium salts

manufacture of associated nitrogen products:, nitric and sulphonitric acids, ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, nitrites and nitrates of potassium

manufacture of potting soil with peat as main constituent

manufacture of potting soil mixtures of natural soil, sand, clays and minerals

20.16 - Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

manufacture of plastics in primary forms:, polymers, including those of ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and acrylics, polyamides

manufacture of cellulose and its chemical derivatives

20.17 - Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms

manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms:, synthetic rubber, factice

manufacture of mixtures of synthetic rubber and natural rubber or rubber-like gums (e.g. balata)

20.2 - Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products

20.20 - Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products

manufacture of insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, acaricides, molluscicides, biocides

manufacture of anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators

manufacture of disinfectants (for agricultural and other use)

manufacture of other agrochemical products n.e.c.

20.3 - Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

20.30 - Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers

manufacture of prepared pigments and dyes, opacifiers and colours

manufacture of vitrifiable enamels and glazes and engobes and similar preparations

manufacture of mastics

manufacture of caulking compounds and similar non-refractory filling or surfacing preparations

manufacture of organic composite solvents and thinners

manufacture of prepared paint or varnish removers

manufacture of printing ink

20.4 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations

20.41 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations

manufacture of organic surface-active agents

manufacture of paper, wadding, felt etc. coated or covered with soap or detergent

manufacture of 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

20.42 - Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations

manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations:, perfumes and toilet water, beauty and make-up preparations, sunburn prevention and suntan preparations, manicure and pedicure preparations, shampoos, hair lacquers, waving and straightening preparations, dentifrices and preparations for oral hygiene, including denture fixative

preparations, shaving preparations, including pre-shave and aftershave preparations, deodorants and bath salts, depilatories

manufacture of cosmetic soap – manufacture of herbal products for cosmetic use

20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products

20.51 - Manufacture of explosives

manufacture of propellant powders

manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnic products, including percussion caps, detonators, signalling flares etc.

manufacture of matches

20.52 - Manufacture of glues

manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives, including rubber-based glues and adhesives

20.53 - Manufacture of essential oils

manufacture of extracts of natural aromatic products

manufacture of resinoids

manufacture of mixtures of odoriferous products for the manufacture of perfumes or food

20.59 - Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

manufacture of photographic plates, films, sensitised paper and other sensitised unexposed materials

manufacture of chemical preparations for photographic uses

manufacture of gelatine and its derivatives

manufacture of various chemical products:, peptones, peptone derivatives, other protein substances and their derivatives n.e.c., chemically modified oils and fats, materials used in the finishing of textiles and leather, powders and pastes used in soldering, brazing or welding, substances used to pickle metal, prepared additives for cements,

activated carbon, lubricating oil additives, prepared rubber accelerators, catalysts and other chemical products for industrial use, anti-knock preparations, antifreeze preparations, liquids for hydraulic transmission, composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents

manufacture of writing and drawing ink

20.6 - Manufacture of man-made fibres

20.60 - Manufacture of man-made fibres

manufacture of synthetic or artificial filament tow

manufacture of synthetic or artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning

manufacture of synthetic or artificial filament yarn, including high-tenacity yarn

manufacture of synthetic or artificial monofilament or strip


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