This sub-class includes the manufacture of basic chemicals except fertilisers and/or nitrogen. Units in this sub-class include the manufacture of: •basic organic chemicals like: - acyclic hydrocarbons - cyclic hydrocarbons - saturated and/or unsaturated - acyclic and/or cyclic alcohols - mono- and/or polycarboxylic acids, including acetic acid - other oxygen-function compounds, including aldehydes, ketones, quinones and/or dual or poly oxygen function compounds - synthetic glycerol - nitrogen-function organic compounds, including amines - fermentation of sugarcane, corn or similar to produce alcohol and esters - other organic compounds, including wood distillation products (e.g., charcoal) •inorganic acids except nitric acid and basic industrial acids •alkalis, lyes and/or other inorganic bases except basic industrial alkalis •manufacture of ethyl alcohol, other than for bioethanol fuel •enrichment of uranium and/or thorium ores and/or production of fuel elements for nuclear reactors