Description for 2892: Explosives

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Division D: Manufacturing | Major Group 28: Chemicals And Allied Products

Industry Group 289: Miscellaneous Chemical Products

2892 Explosives

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing explosives. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ammunition for small arms are classified in Industry 3482, and those manufacturing fireworks are classified in Industry 2899.

Amatol (explosives)
Azides (explosives)
Blasting powder and blasting caps
Carbohydrates, nitrated (explosives)
Cordeau detonant (explosives)
Cordite (explosives)
Detonating caps for safety fuses
Detonators (explosive compounds)
Dynamite
Explosive cartridges for concussion forming of metal
Explosive compounds
Explosives
Fulminate of mercury (explosive compounds)
Fuse powder
Fuses, safety
Gunpowder
High explosives
Lead azide (explosives)
Mercury azide (explosives)
Nitrocellulose powder (explosives)
Nitroglycerin (explosives)
Nitromannitol (explosives)
Nitrostarch (explosives)
Nitrosugars (explosives)
Pentolite (explosives)
Permissible explosives
Picric acid (explosives)
Powder, explosive: pellet, smokeless, and sporting
Squibbs, electric
Styphnic acid
Tetryl (explosives)
Well shooting torpedoes (explosives)

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