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PSIC 2019 · Class
2011

Manufacture of basic chemicals

Open to 100%

This class involves the production of basic chemicals through fundamental processes like thermal cracking and distillation, resulting in separate chemical elements or defined compounds.

Includes

  • Manufacture of liquefied or compressed inorganic industrial or medical gases
  • Manufacture of dyes and pigments from any source in basic form or as concentrate
  • Manufacture of chemical elements
  • Manufacture of inorganic acids except nitric acid
  • Manufacture of alkalis, lyes and other inorganic bases except ammonia
  • Manufacture of other inorganic compounds
  • Manufacture of basic organic chemicals including hydrocarbons, alcohols, and carboxylic acids
  • Manufacture of distilled water
  • Manufacture of synthetic aromatic products
  • Roasting of iron pyrites
  • Manufacture of products used as fluorescent brightening agents or luminophores
  • Enrichment of uranium and thorium ores and production of fuel elements for nuclear reactors

Excludes

  • Extraction of methane, ethane, butane or propane 0620
  • Manufacture of fuel gases, such as ethane, butane or propane in a petroleum refinery 1920
  • Manufacture of nitrogenous fertilizers and nitrogen compounds 2012
  • Manufacture of ammonia 2012
  • Manufacture of ammonium chloride 2012
  • Manufacture of nitrites and nitrates of potassium 2012
  • Manufacture of ammonium carbonates 2012
  • Manufacture of plastics in primary forms 2013
  • Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms 2013
  • Manufacture of prepared dyes and pigments 2022
  • Manufacture of crude glycerol 2023
  • Manufacture of natural essential oils 2029
  • Manufacture of aromatic distilled waters 2029
  • Manufacture of salicylic and O-acetylsalicylic acids 2100

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