SBI 20.15.0—Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

Where 20.15.0 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. 20.15.0 Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

What 20.15.0 includes

• Manufacture of fertilizers: • simple or compound nitrogen, phosphate, or potassium fertilizers • urea, crude natural phosphates, and crude natural potassium salts
• Manufacture of related nitrogen products: • nitric and sulfonic acids, ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, nitrites, and potassium nitrates
• Manufacture of potting soil with peat as the main component
• Manufacture of potting soil mixtures of natural earth, sand, clay, and minerals, with nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium as the main component
• Manufacture of other fertilizers by mixing or chemical treatment of animal or plant products

What 20.15.0 excludes

• Extraction of guano, see 08910
• Manufacture of agrochemical products (e.g. pesticides), see 20200
• Manufacture of lime fertilizers, see 20590
• Production of waste compost, see 38210

20.15.0 in other systems