SSIC Group 201 – Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms

Companies in this group make basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, and plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms such as granules, powders and resins.

Their products are mostly inputs for other industries, for example gases, acids, solvents, petrochemicals and polymers.

Commonly registered businesses

• Plastics and resins in primary forms, including recycled plastic pellets (20132)
• Other basic chemicals, such as carbon black and dyes in basic form (20119)
• Petrochemical building blocks, such as olefins and aromatics (20131)
• Fertilisers, nitrogen compounds, potting soil and soil improvers (20120)
• Basic organic and inorganic chemicals, such as alcohols and organic acids (20113)
• Industrial and medical gases, including compressed air and dry ice (20111)