4. Chemical industry
Nr. |
Activity |
Capacity treshold |
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4.a) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as |
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i) Simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic) |
* |
|
ii) Oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, aldehydes,ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers,peroxides, epoxy resins |
* |
|
iii) Sulphurous hydrocarbons |
* |
|
iv) Nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides, nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate compounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates |
* |
|
v) Phosphorus-containing hydrocarbons |
* |
|
vi) Halogenic hydrocarbons |
* |
|
vii) Organometallic compounds |
* |
|
viii)Basic plastic materials (polymers, synthetic fibres and cellulose-based fibres) |
* |
|
ix) Synthetic rubbers |
* |
|
x) Dyes and pigments |
* |
|
xi) Surface-active agents and surfactants |
* |
|
4.b) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: |
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i) Gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds,nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride |
* |
|
ii) Acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphurous acids |
* |
|
iii) Bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide |
* |
|
iv) Salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver nitrate |
* |
|
v) Non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide |
* |
|
4.c) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilizers (simple or compound fertilisers) |
* |
4.d) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides |
* |
4.e) |
Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical products |
* |
4.f) |
Installations for the production on an industrial scale of explosives and pyrotechnic products |
* |
* indicates that no capacity threshold is applicable (all facilities are subject to reporting).