Basic organic chemicals
CPC v2.1 Code: 341
About basic organic chemicals
cpc code 341 covers the production of basic organic chemicals, a critical sector within the broader chemical industry. These chemicals serve as essential building blocks for a wide range of downstream products, from pharmaceuticals and plastics to paints and dyes. The basic organic chemicals industry plays a vital role in supporting the growth and development of numerous other industries, making it a key component of the overall economy.
Production process
The production of basic organic chemicals typically involves a range of chemical processes, including distillation, fermentation, and catalytic reactions. Manufacturers may use feedstocks derived from petroleum, natural gas, or biomass sources, depending on the specific chemicals being produced. Advanced technologies, such as continuous flow reactors and automated control systems, have helped to improve the efficiency and sustainability of these production processes.
Production inputs
The basic organic chemicals industry requires a variety of raw materials, including hydrocarbons, alcohols, and other organic compounds. Manufacturers also rely on specialized equipment, such as reactors, distillation columns, and purification systems. Additionally, the industry consumes significant amounts of energy, primarily in the form of electricity and natural gas, to power its production facilities.
Production outputs
The basic organic chemicals produced under cpc code 341 serve as inputs for a diverse range of downstream industries. For example, these chemicals may be used in the production of 351 Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, 352 Plastics in primary forms, and 202 Pharmaceutical preparations. The outputs of the basic organic chemicals industry are essential for the manufacture of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products.
Family tree for basic organic chemicals
graph LR A["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3'>3: Other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment</a>"] A --> B["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/34'>34: Basic chemicals</a>"] B --> C["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/341'>341: Basic organic chemicals</a>"] B --> D["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/342'>342: Basic inorganic chemicals n.e.c.</a>"] B --> E["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/343'>343: Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; colouring matter n.e.c.</a>"] B --> F["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/344'>344: Activated natural mineral products; animal black; tall oil; terpenic oils produced by the treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; crude para-cymene; pine oil; rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; rum gums; wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch</a>"] B --> G["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/345'>345: Miscellaneous basic chemical products</a>"] B --> H["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/346'>346: Fertilizers and pesticides</a>"] B --> I["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/347'>347: Plastics in primary forms</a>"] B --> J["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/348'>348: Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, and mixtures thereof with natural rubber and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip</a>"] C --> K["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3411'>3411: Hydrocarbons and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"] C --> L["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3412'>3412: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining</a>"] C --> M["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3413'>3413: Alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; industrial fatty alcohols</a>"] C --> N["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3414'>3414: Carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, except salicylic acid and its salts and esters and their salts</a>"] C --> O["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3415'>3415: Amine-function compounds; oxygen-function amino-compounds, except lysine and its esters and salts thereof and glutamic acid and its salts; ureines and their derivatives and salts thereof; carboxyimide-function compounds and imine-compounds; nitrile-function compounds; diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds; organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine; compounds with other nitrogen function</a>"] C --> P["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3416'>3416: Organo-sulphur compounds and other organo-inorganic compounds; heterocyclic compounds n.e.c.; nucleic acids and their salts</a>"] C --> Q["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3417'>3417: Ethers, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, epoxides, acetals and hemiacetals, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; aldehyde-function compounds; ketone-function compounds and quinone-function compounds; enzymes; prepared enzymes n.e.c.; organic compounds n.e.c.</a>"] C --> R["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/3418'>3418: Phosphoric esters and their salts or esters of other inorganic acids (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"] %% Color coordination by level classDef level1 color:#000,fill:#a8f9ff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px classDef level2 color:#000,fill:#e0a458,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level3 color:#000,fill:#419d78,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level4 color:#000,fill:#c04abc,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level5 color:#000,fill:#f1c40f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef level6 color:#000,fill:#f1c40f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px classDef highlight color:#000,fill:#fff,stroke:#000,stroke-width:5px %% Apply classes class A level1 class B level2 class C level3 class D level3 class E level3 class F level3 class G level3 class H level3 class I level3 class J level3 class K level4 class L level4 class M level4 class N level4 class O level4 class P level4 class Q level4 class R level4 class C highlight %% class A level1 %% class B,C level2 %% class D,E,F,G,H,I level2 %% class J,K,L,M,N,O,P level3 %% class C highlight