SIC Industry Description

Industry: 5169—Chemicals and Allied Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of chemicals and allied products, not elsewhere classified, such as acids, industrial and heavy chemicals, dyestuffs, industrial salts, rosin, and turpentine. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of ammunition are classified in Industry Group 509; those distributing agricultural chemicals and pesticides are classified in Industry 5191; those distributing drugs are classified in Industry 5122; and those distributing pigments, paints, and varnishes are classified in Industry 5198.

Acids—wholesaleGlue—wholesale
Alcohol, industrial—wholesaleGum and wood chemicals—wholesale
Alkalies—wholesaleIndustrial gases—wholesale
Ammonia, except for fertilizer—wholesaleLaundry soap, chips, and powder—wholesale
Aromatic chemicals—wholesaleManmade fibers—wholesale
Carbon black—wholesaleMetal cyanides—wholesale
Caustic soda—wholesaleMetal polishes—wholesale
Chemical bulk stations and terminals—wholesaleMetal salts—wholesale
Chemicals, industrial and heavy—wholesaleNaval stores—wholesale
Chlorine—wholesaleOil additives—wholesale
Coal tar products, primary and intermediate—wholesaleOil drilling muds—wholesale
Concrete additives—wholesaleOrganic chemicals, synthetic—wholesale
Cyclic crudes and intermediates—wholesalePolishes: furniture, automobile, metal, shoe, etc.—wholesale
Detergents—wholesaleResins, synthetic rubber—wholesale
Drilling mud—wholesaleRosin—wholesale
Dry ice—wholesaleRust-proofing chemicals—wholesale
Dyestuffs—wholesaleSalts, industrial—wholesale
Essential oils—wholesaleSanitation preparations—wholesale
Explosives, all kinds except ammunition and fireworks—wholesaleSealants—wholesale
Food additives, chemical—wholesaleSurface active agents—wholesale
Fuel additives—wholesaleSynthetic rubber—wholesale
Gases, compressed and liquefied: except liquefied petroleumTurpentine—wholesale
Gelatin—wholesaleWaxes, except petroleum—wholesale
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
5169Chemicals and Allied Products, Nec11,005
516900Chemicals and allied products, nec3,641
51690000Chemicals and allied products, nec3,641
516901Alkalines and chlorine182
51690100Alkalines and chlorine111
51690101Alkalines47
51690102Caustic soda8
51690103Chlorine16
516902Industrial gases926
51690200Industrial gases200
51690201Acetylene4
51690202Aerosols14
51690203Carbon dioxide54
51690204Compressed gas59
51690205Dry ice130
51690206Gases, compressed and liquefied111
51690207Industrial gases66
51690208Oxygen288
516903Detergents and soaps, except specialty cleaning335
51690300Detergents and soaps, except specialty cleaning201
51690301Detergents106
51690302Laundry soap chips and powder28
516904Specialty cleaning and sanitation preparations497
51690400Specialty cleaning and sanitation preparations402
51690401Ammonia28
51690402Sanitation preparations67
516905Adhesives and sealants308
51690500Adhesives and sealants104
51690501Adhesives, chemical51
51690502Glue52
51690503Sealants73
51690504Waxes, except petroleum28
516906Aromatic chemicals479
51690600Aromatic chemicals46
51690601Essential oils433
516907Chemical additives245
51690700Chemical additives140
51690701Concrete additives44
51690702Oil additives61
516908Synthetic resins, rubber, and plastic materials217
51690800Synthetic resins, rubber, and plastic materials98
51690801Polyurethane products56
51690802Resins, synthetic rubber16
51690803Rosin24
51690804Synthetic rubber23
516909Food additives and preservatives152
51690900Food additives and preservatives137
51690901Gelatin15
516910Noncorrosive products and materials119
51691000Noncorrosive products and materials18
51691001Anti-corrosion products29
51691002Coal tar products, primary and intermediate4
51691003Dyestuffs48
51691004Gum and wood chemicals7
51691005Rustproofing chemicals9
51691006Turpentine4
516911Industrial salts and polishes137
51691100Industrial salts and polishes8
51691101Calcium chloride20
51691102Metal cyanides, polishes, salts0
51691103Metal polishes17
51691104Metal salts5
51691105Polishes, nec21
51691106Salts, industrial66
516912Alcohols and anti-freeze compounds455
51691200Alcohols and anti-freeze compounds3
51691201Alcohols439
51691202Anti-freeze compounds13
516999Chemicals and allied products, nec, nec3,312
51699901Acids64
51699902Carbon black8
51699903Chemical bulk station and terminal19
51699904Chemicals, industrial and heavy343
51699905Drilling mud42
51699906Explosives132
51699907Industrial chemicals2,371
51699908Manmade fibers13
51699909Naval stores5
51699910Organic chemicals, synthetic158
51699911Silicon lubricants49
51699912Surface active agents12
51699913Swimming pool and spa chemicals75
51699914Air, water or soil test kits21