NACE Class 20.15 - Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

Definition

Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds class

Description

This class includes:

• manufacture of fertilisers:
  • straight or complex nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilisers
  • urea, crude natural phosphates and crude natural potassium salts
• manufacture of associated nitrogen products:
  • nitric and sulphonitric acids, ammonia, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, nitrites and nitrates of potassium

This class also includes:

• manufacture of potting soil with peat as main constituent
• manufacture of potting soil mixtures of natural soil, sand, clays and minerals

This class excludes:

• mining of guano, see 08.91
• manufacture of agrochemical products, such as pesticides, see 20.20

Higher Level

• NACE Group 20.1 - Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms