Analysis
NAICS 325199 is the 2022 national industry for all other basic organic chemical manufacturing, part of 32519 (Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing). Census lists 157 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 894 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 77,304 people at an average annual payroll of $113,352 per employee (89th percentile of national industries). 23% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing, with 76.5% of them.
Census lists 12 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 325110, 324110, 324199 and 325120. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing, acetaldehyde manufacturing, acetates, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing and acetic acid manufacturing, among 157 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 8% and employment rose 17%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing basic organic chemical products (except aromatic petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic organic dyes and pigments, gum and wood chemicals, cyclic crudes and intermediates, and ethyl alcohol).
Illustrative Examples:
Biodiesel fuels not made in petroleum refineries and not blended with petroleum Calcium organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) (except pharmaceutical use) manufacturing Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stearic) manufacturing Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing Raw organic waxes manufacturing Refrigerant mixtures and blends manufacturing Silicone (except resins) manufacturing Synthetic sweeteners (i.e., sweetening agents) manufacturing
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing aromatic petrochemicals from refined petroleum or natural gas | 325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing aromatic petrochemicals or biodiesel fuels by refining crude petroleum | 324110 Petroleum Refineries |
| Blending purchased biodiesel fuels and purchased refined petroleum | 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing organic industrial gases | 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing synthetic organic dyes and pigments | 325130 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing ethyl alcohol | 325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing organic insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, and pesticidal preparations | 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing elastomers | 32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing urea | 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing pharmaceuticals, medicines, and dietary supplements | 3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing natural glycerin | 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing natural food colorings | 311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing |
Index entries (157)
- Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing
- Acetaldehyde manufacturing
- Acetates, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
- Acetic acid manufacturing
- Acetic anhydride manufacturing
- Acetin manufacturing
- Acetone, synthetic, manufacturing
- Acid esters, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
- Acids, organic, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
- Acrolein manufacturing
- Acrylonitrile manufacturing
- Adipic acid esters or amines manufacturing
- Adipic acid manufacturing
- Adiponitrile manufacturing
- Aldehydes manufacturing
- Alginates (e.g., calcium, potassium, sodium) manufacturing
- Alginic acid manufacturing
- Amyl acetate manufacturing
- Biodiesel fuels not made in petroleum refineries and not blended with petroleum
- Biofuels not made in petroleum refineries and not blended with petroleum
- Bleaching agents, organic, manufacturing
- Bromochloromethane manufacturing
- Butadiene made from alcohol
- Butyl acetate manufacturing
- Calcium citrate manufacturing
- Calcium organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
- Calcium oxalate manufacturing
- Camphor, synthetic, manufacturing
- Caprolactam manufacturing
- Carbinol manufacturing
- Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing
- Carbon tetrachloride manufacturing
- Cellulose acetate (except resins) manufacturing
- Cetyl alcohol manufacturing
- Chloral manufacturing
- Chloroacetic acid manufacturing
- Chloroform manufacturing
- Chloropicrin manufacturing
- Citral manufacturing
- Citrates, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing