PKD 25.51.Z—Applying coatings to metals

Where 25.51.Z sits

1. C Industrial Processing
2. 25 Production of fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment
3. 25.5 Metalworking and metal coating; mechanical processing of metal components
4. 25.51 Applying coatings to metals
5. 25.51.Z Applying coatings to metals

What 25.51.Z includes

• Galvanizing of metals, including hot-dip galvanizing,
• Coating of metals with phosphate or chromate coatings,
• Plating, electroplating, anodizing and similar metal treatments,
• Coloring of metals,
• Coating of metals with non-metallic coatings, for example powder coating or plastic coating, enamelling, varnishing.

What 25.51.Z excludes

• Blacksmithing related to shoeing animals, see 01.62,
• Printing directly on metal, see 18.12,
• Metal plating of plastics, see 22.25,
• Plating of base metals with silver, gold, or platinum, see 24.41,
• Heat treatment of metals, see 25.52,
• Tempering of metals, see 25.52,
• Painting of metal surfaces of buildings and civil engineering works, see 43.34,
• Engraving "while you wait," see 95.29.

25.51.Z in other systems