NACE-BEL 20.150—Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

Where 20.150 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3. 20.1 Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
4. 20.15 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
5. 20.150 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

What 20.150 includes

• The manufacture of fertilizers: • simple or complex nitrogen, phosphate, or potassium fertilizers • urea, raw natural phosphates, and raw natural potassium salts
• The manufacture of associated nitrogen products: • nitric and sulfonitric acids, ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonates, potassium nitrites and nitrates
• The manufacture of potting mixes based on natural soil, peat, sand, clay, and minerals, of which nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium are essential constituents;
• The manufacture of other fertilizers resulting from the mixing or chemical treatment of products of animal or plant origin

What 20.150 excludes

• Guano collection, see 08.91
• The manufacture of agrochemicals (e.g., pesticides), see 20.20
• The manufacture of liming agents, see 20.59
• The production of waste compost, see 38.21

20.150 in other systems