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About This Industry

This class consists of units mainly engaged in manufacturing basic organic chemicals, including wood or gum chemicals (e.g. organic tanning extracts and charcoal briquettes); high grade activated charcoal and/or carbon black; organic dyes and pigments. This class also includes units mainly engaged in manufacturing organic acids and industrial alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, ethylene glycol and ether.

Primary Activities

  • Acetaldehyde manufacturing
  • Acid, acetic, manufacturing
  • Acid, organic, manufacturing
  • Activated carbon/charcoal manufacturing
  • Carbon black manufacturing
  • Charcoal briquette manufacturing
  • Citric acid manufacturing
  • Ethanol manufacturing
  • Ether manufacturing
  • Ethylene glycol manufacturing
  • Extraction and/or distillation of wood and gum
  • Formaldehyde manufacturing
  • Glycol manufacturing n.e.c.
  • Gum chemical manufacturing
  • Industrial alcohol manufacturing
  • Lactic acid manufacturing
  • Lake colour manufacturing
  • Methanol manufacturing
  • Organic dye or pigment manufacturing
  • Tall oil manufacturing
  • Tanning extract, organic, manufacturing
  • Turpentine (except mineral turpentine) manufacturing
  • Vinyl chloride manufacturing
  • Wood tar manufacturing

Exclusions / References

Units mainly engaged in:

  • manufacturing briquettes from petroleum coke other than charcoal are included in Class 1709 Other Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
  • manufacturing mineral turpentine are included in Class 1709 Other Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
  • manufacturing electrostatic and photographic toners are included in Class 1916 Paint and Coatings Manufacturing
  • manufacturing food colourings are included in Class 1199 Other Food Product Manufacturing n.e.c.; and
  • distilling liquors (alcoholic beverages) are included in Class 1213 Spirit Manufacturing.

ISIC Rev. 4 Equivalents

ANZSIC 1812 maps to the following ISIC Rev. 4 classes:

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