This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing basic inorganic chemicals (except industrial gases, inorganic dyes and pigments, alkalies and chlorine, and carbon black).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Manufacturing industrial gases--are classified in Industry 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing inorganic dyes and pigments--are classified in U.S. Industry 325131, Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing alkalies and chlorine--are classified in U.S. Industry 325181, Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing carbon black--are classified in U.S. Industry 325182, Carbon Black Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing household bleaches--are classified in U.S. Industry 325612, Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizers and fertilizer material--are classified in Industry 32531, Fertilize r Manufacturing;
• Manufacturing aluminum oxide (i.e., alumina)--are classified in U.S. Industry 331311, Alumina Refining;
• Manufacturing inorganic insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, and pesticidal preparations--are classified in Industry 325320, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; and
• Manufacturing photographic chemicals--are classified in U.S. Industry 325992, Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing.