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204100 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations


This type includes:

  • manufacture of organic surface-active agents
  • manufacture of paper, wadding, felt, etc., coated or covered with soap or detergent
  • manufacture of crude glycerol
  • manufacture of soap, except cosmetic soap
  • manufacture of surface-active preparations:
  • washing powders in solid or liquid form and detergents
  • dish-washing preparations
  • textile softeners
  • manufacture of cleaning and polishing products:
  • preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms
  • artificial waxes and prepared waxes
  • polishes and creams for leather
  • polishes and creams for wood
  • polishes for coachwork, glass and metal
  • scouring pastes and powders, including paper, wadding, etc., coated or covered with these

This type excludes:

  • manufacture of separate, chemically defined compounds, see 201300, 201400

  • manufacture of glycerol, synthesised from petroleum products, see 201400

  • manufacture of cosmetic soap, see 204200