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, Nec10,957
516900Chemicals and allied products, nec3,611
51690000Chemicals and allied products, nec3,611
516901Alkalines and chlorine179
51690100Alkalines and chlorine108
51690101Alkalines46
51690102Caustic soda8
51690103Chlorine17
516902Industrial gases917
51690200Industrial gases198
51690201Acetylene4
51690202Aerosols14
51690203Carbon dioxide53
51690204Compressed gas59
51690205Dry ice126
51690206Gases, compressed and liquefied110
51690207Industrial gases67
51690208Oxygen286
516903Detergents and soaps, except specialty cleaning331
51690300Detergents and soaps, except specialty cleaning198
51690301Detergents105
51690302Laundry soap chips and powder28
516904Specialty cleaning and sanitation preparations483
51690400Specialty cleaning and sanitation preparations394
51690401Ammonia27
51690402Sanitation preparations62
516905Adhesives and sealants298
51690500Adhesives and sealants99
51690501Adhesives, chemical50
51690502Glue49
51690503Sealants73
51690504Waxes, except petroleum27
516906Aromatic chemicals526
51690600Aromatic chemicals44
51690601Essential oils482
516907Chemical additives245
51690700Chemical additives140
51690701Concrete additives45
51690702Oil additives60
516908Synthetic resins, rubber, and plastic materials217
51690800Synthetic resins, rubber, and plastic materials100
51690801Polyurethane products54
51690802Resins, synthetic rubber14
51690803Rosin25
51690804Synthetic rubber24
516909Food additives and preservatives153
51690900Food additives and preservatives138
51690901Gelatin15
516910Noncorrosive products and materials117
51691000Noncorrosive products and materials18
51691001Anti-corrosion products28
51691002Coal tar products, primary and intermediate4
51691003Dyestuffs47
51691004Gum and wood chemicals7
51691005Rustproofing chemicals9
51691006Turpentine4
516911Industrial salts and polishes137
51691100Industrial salts and polishes7
51691101Calcium chloride21
51691102Metal cyanides, polishes, salts0
51691103Metal polishes17
51691104Metal salts5
51691105Polishes, nec21
51691106Salts, industrial66
516912Alcohols and anti-freeze compounds437
51691200Alcohols and anti-freeze compounds3
51691201Alcohols421
51691202Anti-freeze compounds13
516999Chemicals and allied products, nec, nec3,306
51699901Acids64
51699902Carbon black8
51699903Chemical bulk station and terminal19
51699904Chemicals, industrial and heavy339
51699905Drilling mud42
51699906Explosives129
51699907Industrial chemicals2,381
51699908Manmade fibers12
51699909Naval stores4
51699910Organic chemicals, synthetic155
51699911Silicon lubricants46
51699912Surface active agents12
51699913Swimming pool and spa chemicals74
51699914Air, water or soil test kits21