SIC 2899 - Chemicals And Chemical Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing miscellaneous chemical preparations, not elsewhere classified, such as fatty acids, essential oils, gelatin (except vegetable), sizes, bluing, laundry sours, writing and stamp pad ink, industrial compounds, such as boiler and heat insulating compounds, metal, oil, and water-treating compounds, waterproofing compounds, and chemical supplies for foundries. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing vegetable gelatin (agar-agar) are classified in Industry 2833; those manufacturing dessert preparations based on gelatin are classified in Industry 2099; those manufacturing printing ink are classified in Industry 2893; and those manufacturing drawing ink are classified in Industry 3952.
Industry trends:
The NAICS 2899 industry, Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified, has experienced significant qualitative trends in recent years. Sustainability continues to be a dominating theme, with companies increasingly focusing on creating eco-friendly products and minimizing environmental impact. There's a marked shift towards green chemistry, safer chemical formulations, and the use of renewable raw materials. This is driven by stringent regulations, consumer demand, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. In terms of innovation, nanotechnology is gaining traction, providing enhanced properties and applications for various chemicals.
Another trend is the increasing adoption of digitalization and automation within manufacturing processes. Industry 4.0 technologies, like IoT and AI, are optimizing production, improving efficiency, and ensuring better compliance with safety standards. Customization and specialty chemicals are also seeing growth as businesses seek to meet specific customer requirements across various industries such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and personal care.
Looking towards the near future, these trends are expected to strengthen. Sustainability efforts will likely lead to more breakthroughs in biodegradable chemicals and circular economy practices. Digital transformation will continue to evolve, with more sophisticated predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring systems becoming standard. The specialty chemicals sector is projected to expand further, driven by high-performance and tailor-made solutions. These developments will position the industry for robust growth, adaptation, and responsiveness to emerging global challenges.
This industry is comprised of:
Acid resist for etching
Acid, battery
Anise oil
Antifreeze compounds, except industrial alcohol
Bay oil
Binders (chemical foundry supplies)
Bluing
Boiler compounds, antiscaling
Bombs, flashlight
Caps, for toy pistols
Carbon removing solvents
Chemical cotton (processed cotton linters)
Chemical supplies for foundries
Citronella oil
Concrete curing compounds (blends of pigments, waxes, and resins)
Concrete hardening compounds
Core oil and binders
Core wash
Core was
Correction fluid
Corrosion preventive lubricant, synthetic base: for jet engines
Deicing fluid
Desalter kits, sea water
Dextrine sizes
Drilling mud
Dyes, household
Essential oils
Ethylene glycol antifreeze preparations
Eucalyptus oil
Esothermics for metal industries
Facings (chemical foundry supplies)
Fatty acids: margaric, oleic, and stearic
Fire extinguisher charges
Fire retardant chemical preparations
Fireworks
Flares
Fluidifier (retarder) for concrete
Fluorescent inspection oil
Fluxes: brazing, soldering, galvanizing, and welding
Foam charge mixtures
Food contamination testing and screening kits
Foundry supplies, chemical preparations
Frit
Fuel tank and engine cleaning chemicals, automotive and aircraft
Fusees: highway, marine, and railroad
Gelatin capsules, empty
Gelatin: edible, technical, photographic, and pharmaceutical
Glue size
Grapefruit oil
Grouting material (concrete mending compound)
Gum sizes
Gun slushing compounds
Heat insulating compounds
Heat treating salts
Hydrofluoric acid compound, for etching and polishing glass
Igniter grains, boron potassium nitrate
Incense
Industrial sizes
Insulating compounds
Jet fuel igniters
Laundry sours
Lemon oil
Lighter fluid
Magnetic inspection oil and powder
Margaric acid
Metal drawing compound lubricants
Metal treating compounds
Military pyrotechnics
Napalm
Oil treating compounds
Oleic acid (red oil)
Orange oil
Orris oil
Ossein
Oxidizers, inorganic
Packers'salt
Parting compounds (chemical foundry supplies)
Patching plaster, household
Penetrants, inspection
Peppermint oil
Plating compounds
Pyrotechnic ammunition: flares, signals, flashlight bombs, and rockets
Railroad torpedoes
Red oil (oleic acid)
Rifle bore cleaning compounds
Rosin sizes
Rubber processing preparations
Rust resisting compounds
Salt
Signal flares, marine
Sizes: animal, vegetable, and synthetic plastics materials
Sodium chloride, refined
Soil testing kits
Spearmint oil
Spirit duplicating fluid
Stearic acid
Stencil correction compounds
Tints and dyes, household
Torches (fireworks)
Vegetable oils, vulcanized or sulfurized
Water treating compounds
Water, distilled
Waterproofing compounds
Wintergreen oil
Wood, plastic
Writing ink and fluids
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