Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations

This sub-class includes: - manufacture of soap; - manufacture of paper, wadding, felt etc. coated or covered with soap or detergent; - manufacture of crude glycerol; - manufacture of surface-active preparations: + washing powders in solid or liquid form and detergents, + dish-washing preparations, + textile softeners. - manufacture of cleaning and polishing products: + preparations for perfuming or deodorizing rooms, + artificial waxes and prepared waxes, + polishes and creams for leather, + polishes and creams for wood, + polishes for coachwork, glass and metal. + scouring pastes and powders: paper, wadding etc. coated or covered with these.

This sub-class excludes: - manufacture of separate, chemically defined compounds, see 20113 (Manufacture of other basic chemicals); - manufacture of glycerol, synthesized from petroleum products, see 20114 (Manufacture of other basic chemicals); - extraction and refining of natural essential oils, see 20290 (Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classified).