ICNEA 2642—Manufacture of inks and similar products

Where 2642 sits

1. C Manufacturing industry
2. 26 Chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry
3. 264 Manufacture of coatings, inks, pigments and similar products
4. 2642 Manufacture of inks and similar products

What 2642 includes

• Refers to a colored glue-like substance made of pigments, pigments (vegetable oils, mineral oils, resins, solvents) and fillers that are mixed and ground to be used in printing, as well as for computer printing, copier ink and other production activities.
• Including the following ink and similar product manufacturing activities：
• Printing inks: lithographic inks, letterpress inks, gravure inks, mesh inks, flexographic inks, water-based flexographic inks, and other printing inks;
• Special inks: metal printing inks, UV-curable inks, anti-counterfeiting inks, water-based printing inks, solvent-based printing inks, and other special inks;
• Printing oil: light oil for coating and printing, white dry oil, red dry oil, Wiley oil, moisture-proof oil, gold-adjusting oil, ink-adjusting oil, other printing oil;
• Additives for printing: diluents, diluents, brighteners, anti-sticking and dirty agents for printing, etc;
• Ink for printers, copiers and similar products;
• The following product manufacturing activities are included in this category;
• New printing ink;
• New metal printing ink;
• New anti-counterfeiting ink;
• New water-based printing ink;
• New solvent-based printing ink;
• New electronic ink;
• New printing additives and oils;
• Other new types of inks and similar products.

What 2642 excludes

• The manufacture of ink and ink for writing or painting is included in 2414 (manufacture of ink and ink).

2642 in other systems