201300 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

This type includes the manufacture of chemicals using basic processes. The output of these processes is usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically defined compounds.

This type includes:

• 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

This type also includes:

• enrichment of uranium and thorium ores

• manufacture of lithium hydroxide

• manufacture of decolourising agents

This type excludes:

• manufacture of industrial gases, see 201100

• manufacture of nitrogenous fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see 201500

• manufacture of ammonia, see 201500

• manufacture of ammonium chloride, see 201500

• manufacture of nitrites and nitrates of potassium, see 201500

• manufacture of ammonium carbonates, see 201500

• manufacture of aromatic distilled water, see 205900

• manufacture of basic metals, see division 24