ISIC Class

Treatment and coating of metals; machining

ISIC Code 2592 — Class

Part of Group 259
Also classified as: View full NACE ↔ ISIC crosswalk →

Partial correspondence — this ISIC code spans multiple NACE classes. In NACE Rev. 2.1 the activity is subdivided at a finer level than in ISIC Rev. 4.

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Classification Equivalents

ISIC 2592 corresponds to NACE 25.61  and NACE 25.62  in the European NACE Rev. 2.1 classification. This ISIC class maps to multiple NACE classes because NACE subdivides the activity at a finer level.

About partial correspondence: A “≈” symbol indicates an imperfect mapping. The ISIC and NACE codes do not share identical boundaries — activities covered here may partially overlap with adjacent classes in the other system.

Explanatory Notes

This class includes:

  • plating, anodizing etc. of metals
  • heat treatment of metals
  • deburring, sandblasting, tumbling, cleaning of metals
  • colouring and engraving of metals
  • non-metallic coating of metals:
  • plasticizing, enamelling, lacquering etc.
  • hardening, buffing of metals
  • boring, turning, milling, eroding, planing, lapping, broaching, levelling, sawing, grinding, sharpening, polishing, welding, splicing etc. of metalwork pieces
  • cutting of and writing on metals by means of laser beams