SNIDetailed Group

SNI 20.160—Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

Detailed Group · Svensk näringsgrensindelning (2025)

Where 20.160 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. 20.16 Manufacture of plastics in primary forms
  5. 20.160 Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

What 20.160 includes

  • Manufacturing of resins, plastic materials and non-vulcanizable thermoplastic elastomers, mixing of resins according to customer requirements and manufacturing of non-customized synthetic resins.
  • Manufacture of plastics in unprocessed form: • polymers including ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and acrylics • polyamides • phenolic plastics and epoxy resins as well as polyurethanes • alkyd resins and linear ester resins as well as polyethers • ion exchangers based on polymers
  • Production of silicones in basic forms
  • Plastic mixing composition
  • Manufacture of cellulose and its chemical derivatives
  • Production of plastic powder, granules or flakes by mixing or converting plastic resins from recycled plastic waste
  • Production of recycled plastic in flakes or plastic granules based on pre-treated plastic waste after material recycling work
  • Polymers of ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and acrylic, manufacturing

What 20.160 excludes

  • Manufacture of regenerated and synthetic fibres, filaments and yarns, see 20.600
  • Disintegration, cleaning, grinding of plastic waste, see 38.21

Example activities

  • silicones, manufacturing
  • phenoplastics, manufacturing
  • polyurethanes, manufacturing
  • alkyd resins, manufacturing
  • linear ester resins, manufacturing
  • bakelite paste, manufacturing
  • basic plastics, production
  • cellulose derivatives, chemical, manufacturing
  • petroleum resins, manufacturing
  • polyamides, manufacturing
  • ion exchangers based on polymers, manufacturing
  • epoxy resins, manufacturing
  • polyethers, manufacturing
  • pelletizing plastic to produce recycled raw materials for plastic products
  • production of plastic powders, granules, pellets from recycled plastic

20.160 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
ISICUnited Nations (global)
NAFFrance
NAICSUnited States
SICUnited States (legacy)

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