chemical industries

Scope Note

General statements dealing with several aspects of the processing of raw materials in a series of industries where the technology is primarily chemical rather than physical.

Identifier

Narrower Terms

• 381 chemical engineering
• 382 petroleum and coal products industries
• 383 rubber industry
• 384 synthetics industry
• 385 industrial chemicals
• 386 paint and dye manufacture
• 387 fertilizer industry
• 388 soap and allied products
• 389 manufacture of explosives

Related Terms

• 348 industrial structures
• 370 energy and power