Division 23: Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

Excludes

• shaping and processing of flat glass sheets (e.g. bending, engraving, laminating, tempering), see 23.1223.12

Includes

• manufacture of flat glass (e.g. cast, rolled, drawn or blown), surface ground or polished glass in sheets and sheets of float glass, opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, including wired, coloured throughout the mass, or tinted flat glass

Also includes

• shaping and processing done as part of the manufacturing process

Excludes

• printing onto glass, see 18.1218.12
• manufacture of vehicle mirrors, see 29.3229.32

Includes

• shaping and processing of flat glass sheets (e.g. bending, engraving, laminating, tempering)
• manufacture of bent, edgeworked, engraved, drilled or enamelled glass sheets or profiles
• manufacture of toughened or laminated safety glass
• manufacture of glass mirrors
• manufacture of multiple-walled insulating glass and units of glass
• manufacture of coated glass
• surface treatment of flat glass

Excludes

• printing onto glass, see 18.1218.12
• manufacture of glass toys, see 32.4032.40

Includes

• manufacture of bottles and other containers of glass or crystal
• manufacture of drinking glasses, glassware for table or kitchen purposes and other domestic glass or crystal articles

Also includes

• manufacture of glass inners for vacuum vessels
• cutting or otherwise decorating drinking glasses

Excludes

• manufacture of woven fabrics of glass yarn, see 13.9613.96
• manufacture of slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools, see 23.9923.99
• manufacture of fibre-optic cables for data transmission or live transmission of images, see 27.3127.31

Includes

• manufacture of glass fibres, including glass wool and non-woven products thereof
• manufacture of products from glass fibres
• manufacture of panels from glass fibres, e.g. for use in construction

Excludes

• manufacture of optical elements optically worked, see 26.7026.70
• manufacture of syringes and other medical laboratory equipment, see 32.5032.50

Includes

• manufacture of glassware used in imitation jewellery
• manufacture of glass figurines

Includes

• manufacture of laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
• manufacture of clock or watch glass, optical glass and optical elements not optically worked
• manufacture of glass insulators and glass insulating fittings
• manufacture of glassware and glass parts for lighting fixtures
• manufacture of glass envelopes for lamps
• manufacture of glass blocks and bricks, slabs, squares and tiles, of a kind used for building or construction purposes, and multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms
• manufacture of glass in rods or tubes
• manufacture of glass tiles

Also includes

• manufacture of glass doors, walls etc.
• finishing of other glass, including technical glass (e.g. cutting or mechanically polishing glassware)

Includes

• manufacture of intermediate products from mined or quarried non-metallic minerals (e.g. gravel, stone or clay)
• manufacture of refractory mortars, concretes, etc.
• manufacture of refractory ceramic goods, e.g.:
  • heat-insulating ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals
  • refractory bricks, blocks and tiles, etc.
  • retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, tubes, pipes, etc.

Also includes

• manufacture of refractory articles containing magnesium oxide, calcium magnesium oxide or chromite

Excludes

• manufacture of refractory ceramic products, see 23.2023.20
• manufacture of ceramic bricks and roofing tiles, see 23.3223.32
• manufacture of artificial stone articles for use in construction, see 23.6123.61

Includes

• manufacture of non-refractory ceramic hearth or wall tiles, mosaic cubes, etc.
• manufacture of non-refractory ceramic flags and paving
• manufacture of stoneware tiles

Excludes

• manufacture of refractory ceramic products, see 23.2023.20
• manufacture of non-structural non-refractory ceramic products, see 23.423.4

Includes

• manufacture of structural non-refractory ceramic articles, obtained by firing clay building materials (e.g. ceramic bricks, roofing tiles, chimney pots, pipes, conduits)
• manufacture of flooring blocks in baked clay

Excludes

• manufacture of imitation jewellery, see 32.1332.13
• manufacture of ceramic toys, see 32.4032.40

Includes

• manufacture of ceramic tableware, kitchenware, household articles, toilet articles, statuettes and other ornamental articles of ceramics (e.g. porcelain, china, common pottery, stoneware, earthenware or fine pottery)

Excludes

• manufacture of ceramic building materials, see 23.323.3
• manufacture of refractory ceramic goods, see 23.2023.20

Includes

• manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures (e.g. sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns)

Excludes

• manufacture of refractory ceramic goods, see 23.2023.20

Includes

• manufacture of electrical insulators and insulating fittings for electrical purposes, of ceramics
• manufacture of porcelain electrical insulators

Excludes

• manufacture of ceramic building materials, see 23.323.3
• manufacture of refractory ceramic goods, see 23.2023.20
• manufacture of artificial stone (e.g. cultured marble), see 23.6623.66

Includes

• manufacture of permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation, of materials other than metal (e.g. agglomerated ferrite)
• manufacture of ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses

Excludes

• manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures, see 23.4223.42
• manufacture of artificial teeth, see 32.5032.50

Includes

• manufacture of ceramic pots, jars and similar articles, of a kind used for conveyance or packing of goods
• manufacture of ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles, of a kind used in agriculture
• manufacture of ceramic products n.e.c.

Excludes

• manufacture of refractory mortars, concrete, etc., see 23.2023.20
• manufacture of ready-mixed and dry-mix concrete and mortars, see 23.63, 23.6423.6323.64
• manufacture of articles of cement, see 23.65, 23.6623.6523.66
• manufacture of cements used in dentistry, see 32.5032.50

Includes

• manufacture of clinker and hydraulic cements, including Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinker
• manufacture of cement bonding agents

Excludes

• manufacture of pure calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, see 20.1220.12
• manufacture of articles of plaster, see 23.62, 23.6623.6223.66

Includes

• manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime

Also includes

• manufacture of calcined or sintered dolomite

Includes

• manufacture of gypsum
• manufacture of plasters of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate

Excludes

• manufacture of other articles of concrete, cement and plaster not for use in construction, see 23.6623.66

Implementation rule

• The manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes is subdivided in manufacture of prefabricated concrete pipes for drinking water, manufacture of prefabricated concrete fireplaces, manufacture of precast concrete articles for construction purposes, manufacture of prefabricated concrete structures for construction purposes, and manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes n.e.c.

Includes

• manufacture of prefabricated concrete pipes for drinking water

Includes

• manufacture of prefabricated fireplaces of cement, concrete or artificial stone

Includes

• manufacture of precast concrete, cement or artificial stone articles for use in construction:
  • tiles, flagstones, building blocks, bricks, boards, sheets, panels, pipes, posts, etc.
• manufacture of prefabricated factory-made elements of brick for construction of prefabricated structures to be used in landscaping and retaining wall, wastewater and stormwater management, and underground utilities

Includes

• manufacture of prefabricated structures and structural components for building or civil engineering, traffic control and obstruction, of cement, concrete or artificial stone

Includes

• manufacture of factory-made elements with concrete

Also includes

• manufacture of calcium silicate masonry units
• manufacture of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units

Includes

• manufacture of articles of plaster or compositions based on plaster for use in construction:
  • boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented

Excludes

• manufacture of refractory cements, see 23.2023.20

Includes

• manufacture of concrete ready to pour, i.e. to which water has already been added and which is usually transported in concrete-mixer lorries

Excludes

• manufacture of refractory mortars, see 23.2023.20
• manufacture of ready-mixed concrete and concrete ready to pour, see 23.6323.63

Includes

• manufacture of non-refractory mortars and of concrete not yet mixed with water

Excludes

• manufacture of insulating fibreboards of wood or other ligneous fibres, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances, see 16.2116.21

Implementation rule

• The manufacture of fibre cement is subdivided in manufacture of products of vegetable substances agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binder and manufacture of articles of asbestos-cement or cellulose fibre-cement.

Includes

• manufacture of panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable substances (e.g. wood wool, straw, reeds, rushes) agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders

Includes

• manufacture of articles of asbestos cement or cellulose fibre cement, e.g.:
  • corrugated sheets, other sheets, panels, tiles, tubes, pipes, reservoirs, troughs, basins, sinks, jars, window frames

Excludes

• manufacture of precast concrete, cement or artificial stone articles for use in construction, see 23.6123.61

Implementation rule

• The manufacture of other articles of concrete, cement and plaster is subdivided in manufacture of statuary, bas- and haut-reliefs, vases, flowerpots and manufacture of other articles of concrete, cement and plaster n.e.c.

Includes

• manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster or of compositions based on plaster, cement or artificial stone (e.g. statuary, bas- and haut-reliefs, vases, flowerpots)

Includes

• manufacture of artificial stone (e.g. cultured marble)

Also includes

• manufacture of ornamented boards or panels of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
• manufacture of other articles of calcium silicate
• manufacture of other articles of autoclaved aerated concrete

Excludes

• activities carried out by operators of quarries (e.g. production of rough cut stone), see 08.1108.11
• production of millstones, abrasive stones and similar products, see 23.923.9

Includes

• cutting, shaping and finishing of stone (e.g. for use in construction, on roads, as roofing)
• manufacture of stone furniture

Includes

• cutting, shaping and finishing of stone, e.g. for use in cemeteries
• manufacture of statues, other than artistic originals
• mosaic works

Includes

• crushing of stone not associated with mining and quarrying

Includes

• manufacture of millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels etc., without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones
• manufacture of abrasive paper

Also includes

• manufacture of natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made

Excludes

• manufacture of glass wool and non-woven glass wool products, see 23.1423.14
• manufacture of graphite electrodes, see 27.9027.90
• manufacture of carbon or graphite gaskets, see 28.2928.29

Includes

• manufacture of friction material and unmounted articles thereof with a base of mineral substances or of cellulose
• manufacture of mineral insulating materials, e.g.:
  • slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays and similar heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing materials
• manufacture of articles of diverse mineral substances, e.g.:
  • worked mica and articles of mica, of peat, of graphite (other than electrical articles)
• manufacture of articles of asphalt or similar material (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)
• manufacture of carbon and graphite fibres and products (except electrodes and electrical applications)
• manufacture of woven carbon threads
• manufacture of artificial corundum
• manufacture of bituminous sheaths
• manufacture of asphalt mixtures
• manufacture of articles of peat