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, Nec10,774
516900Chemicals and allied products, nec3,619
51690000Chemicals and allied products, nec3,619
516901Alkalines and chlorine175
51690100Alkalines and chlorine114
51690101Alkalines35
51690102Caustic soda8
51690103Chlorine18
516902Industrial gases896
51690200Industrial gases198
51690201Acetylene4
51690202Aerosols14
51690203Carbon dioxide52
51690204Compressed gas59
51690205Dry ice133
51690206Gases, compressed and liquefied108
51690207Industrial gases65
51690208Oxygen263
516903Detergents and soaps, except specialty cleaning335
51690300Detergents and soaps, except specialty cleaning205
51690301Detergents103
51690302Laundry soap chips and powder27
516904Specialty cleaning and sanitation preparations500
51690400Specialty cleaning and sanitation preparations407
51690401Ammonia30
51690402Sanitation preparations63
516905Adhesives and sealants296
51690500Adhesives and sealants102
51690501Adhesives, chemical52
51690502Glue43
51690503Sealants72
51690504Waxes, except petroleum27
516906Aromatic chemicals412
51690600Aromatic chemicals42
51690601Essential oils370
516907Chemical additives242
51690700Chemical additives138
51690701Concrete additives45
51690702Oil additives59
516908Synthetic resins, rubber, and plastic materials219
51690800Synthetic resins, rubber, and plastic materials102
51690801Polyurethane products57
51690802Resins, synthetic rubber13
51690803Rosin22
51690804Synthetic rubber25
516909Food additives and preservatives162
51690900Food additives and preservatives148
51690901Gelatin14
516910Noncorrosive products and materials118
51691000Noncorrosive products and materials18
51691001Anti-corrosion products29
51691002Coal tar products, primary and intermediate3
51691003Dyestuffs48
51691004Gum and wood chemicals7
51691005Rustproofing chemicals9
51691006Turpentine4
516911Industrial salts and polishes138
51691100Industrial salts and polishes8
51691101Calcium chloride21
51691102Metal cyanides, polishes, salts0
51691103Metal polishes16
51691104Metal salts5
51691105Polishes, nec20
51691106Salts, industrial68
516912Alcohols and anti-freeze compounds397
51691200Alcohols and anti-freeze compounds3
51691201Alcohols381
51691202Anti-freeze compounds13
516999Chemicals and allied products, nec, nec3,265
51699901Acids59
51699902Carbon black8
51699903Chemical bulk station and terminal19
51699904Chemicals, industrial and heavy339
51699905Drilling mud42
51699906Explosives126
51699907Industrial chemicals2,343
51699908Manmade fibers12
51699909Naval stores4
51699910Organic chemicals, synthetic159
51699911Silicon lubricants44
51699912Surface active agents12
51699913Swimming pool and spa chemicals76
51699914Air, water or soil test kits22