2012 Manufacture of dyes and pigments


Corresponding CPA codes

  • 20.12.1 Oxides, peroxides and hydroxides
  • 20.12.11 Zinc oxide and peroxide; titanium oxides
  • 20.12.12 Chromium, manganese, lead and copper oxides and hydroxides
  • 20.12.19 Other metal oxides, peroxides and hydroxides
  • 20.12.2 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; colouring matter n.e.c.
  • 20.12.21 Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; colour lakes and preparations based thereon
  • 20.12.22 Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives; colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin

    This subcategory excludes:

    • non-chemically defined compounds of mercury, see 20.13.52
  • 20.12.23 Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning
  • 20.12.24 Colouring matter n.e.c.; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores
  • 20.12.9 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of dyes and pigments
  • 20.12.99 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of dyes and pigments

Codification rules

Priority in case of multiple activities

If production, repair and sales activities are carried out, the priority is as follows :

- if production and sale: production takes priority
- if production and repair: production takes priority
- if repair and sale: repair takes priority

Outsourced activities (outsourcing)

There are several types of outsourcing, the enterprise may outsource::
• Part of a production process, classification: production
• All of a production process
o & owner of commodities, classification: production
o & non-owner of commodities, classification: section G, M or N :

For a construction enterprise:
• Part of the construction activities, classification: construction - section F

Further information:
- Introduction to NOGA 2008