This ontology includes individuals representing the set of classification codes based on the principal business activity of the company. This set of classification codes is valid from 2012 till 2020.
The Thomson Reuters Business Classification (TRBC) is an industry classification taxonomy launched by Reuters in 2004 as RBSS, and is now used by LSEG after the merger with Refinitiv. Codes are five-tiered, numeric, and not prefix-free. The first tier is called economic sector, the second tier is the business sector, the third tier is the industry group, the fourth tier is the industry, and the fifth tier is the activity group. LSEG is responsible for assigning a TRBC classification to all major public as well as many private companies. Each company is allocated to the activity group that most closely represents the nature of its business according to the TRBC classification methodology.
TRBC 2012
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Coal (NEC)
Companies engaged in the mining and beneficiating of coal and providing support service for coal.
Coal Mining Support
Companies engaged in support activities related to coal, such as testing, tunneling, blasting, training, and other contract-based, coal-related services.
Coal Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling coal. Excludes coke wholesaling, classified in Coke Coal Mining.
Coal
Explorers, miners, processors and wholesalers of coal. Includes providers of testing, tunnelling, blasting, training, and other contract-based, coal-related services.
Explorers, miners and processors of coal. Includes providers of testing, tunnelling, blasting, training, and other contract-based, coal-related services.
Integrated Oil & Gas
Companies engaged in the exploration, production, refining and distribution of oil and gas.
Explorers, producers, refiners and distributors of oil and gas. Includes companies that have global operations and significant activities in both exploration and production, and refining and marketing operations.
Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (NEC)
Companies engaged in the exploration and extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas.
Oil Exploration & Production - Onshore
Companies engaged in onshore exploration and extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas.
Oil Exploration & Production - Offshore
Companies engaged in offshore exploration and extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas.
Natural Gas Exploration & Production - Onshore
Companies engaged in onshore exploration and production of natural gas.
Natural Gas Exploration & Production - Offshore
Companies engaged in offshore exploration and production of natural gas.
Unconventional Oil & Gas Production
Companies engaged in producing oil & gas using techniques viewed as unconventional or specialized, such as hydraulic fracturing. Includes oil and gas production from oil shales and tar sands.
Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
Explorers, extractors and producers of crude petroleum and natural gas. Includes operators that recover butane, ethane and natural liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) from oil and gas fields in land, water, as well as explorers and producers of unconventional oil and gas.
Oil & Gas Refining and Marketing (NEC)
Companies engaged in the operation of oil and gas refineries for the production of heating, lubricating, and fuel oils, as well as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, kerosene and other liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products. Includes also marketing operations, such as bulk gasoline and crude oil terminals and truck and automobile service stations with or without convenience stores.
Petroleum Refining
Companies engaged in the operation of refining crude petroleum into refined petroleum. Petroleum refining involves fractionation, straight distillation of crude oil, and cracking.
Gasoline Stations
Companies engaged in retailing automotive fuels (diesel fuel, gasoline) in combination with convenience store or food mart items.
Petroleum Product Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling petroleum and petroleum products.
Oil & Gas Refining and Marketing
Operators of oil and gas refineries for the production of heating and lubricating products, as well as fuel oils, and gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, kerosene and other liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products. Includes marketers and retailers of refined products, such as operators of bulk gasoline and crude oil terminals, and operators of truck and automobile service stations with or without convenience stores, as well as wholesale traders of oil and gas products.
Oil & Gas
Producers, refiners and transporters of raw and refined oil and gas products.
Oil & Gas Drilling (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Oil and Gas Drilling Industry, none being dominant: Oil Drilling - Onshore, Gas Drilling - Onshore, Oil Drilling - Offshore, Gas Drilling - Offshore and Unconventional Oil & Gas Drilling. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Oil & Gas Drilling Industry.
Oil Drilling - Onshore
Companies engaged in onshore oil drilling on a contract basis. Includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling. Excludes companies engaged in offshore (sea-based) oil drilling, classified in Oil Drilling - Offshore.
Gas Drilling - Onshore
Companies engaged in onshore gas drilling on a contract basis. Includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling. Excludes companies engaged in offshore (sea-based) gas drilling, classified in the Gas Drilling - Offshore.
Oil Drilling - Offshore
Companies engaged in offshore oil drilling on a contract basis. Includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling. Excludes companies engaged in onshore (land-based) oil drilling, classified in Oil Drilling - Onshore.
Gas Drilling - Offshore
Companies engaged in offshore gas drilling on a contract basis. Includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling. Excludes companies engaged in onshore (land-based) gas drilling, classified in Gas Drilling - Onshore.
Unconventional Oil & Gas Drilling
Companies engaged in oil & gas drilling techniques viewed as unconventional or specialised, such as those deployed to exploit oil shales, oil sands, coal-based liquids, tight sand gas, shale gas, deep natural gas, and tight natural methane hydrates.
Oil & Gas Drilling
Providers of oil and gas drilling services on a contract basis, such as directional drilling, well drilling and reconditioning of oil and gas field wells in land and water, as well as providers of unconventional drilling services.
Oil Related Services and Equipment (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Oil Related Services and Equipment, none being dominant: Oil Related Services, Oil Related Equipment, and Oil Related - Surveying & Mapping Services. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Oil Related Services and Equipment Industry.
Oil Related Services
Companies engaged in specialized services related to oil industry, such as cleaning, testing, erecting, repairing, and dismantling oil and gas field rigs and derricks as well as pipeline related services. Excludes geological surveying and mapping services, classified in Oil Related - Surveying & Mapping Services; producers of oil and gas equipment, classified in Oil Related Equipment; and drilling services, classified under Oil & Gas Drilling.
Oil Related Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing oil field machinery and equipment, such as oil drilling machinery and equipment, oil field production machinery and equipment, support machinery and vessels, such as anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, platform supply vessels (PSVs), construction support vessels (CSV) and floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSO), among others.
Oil Related - Surveying & Mapping Services
Companies engaged in gathering, interpreting, and mapping geophysical data with reference to oil and gas deposits. Companies in this activity often specialize in locating and measuring the extent of subsurface oil.
Oil Related Services and Equipment
Providers of oil-and-gas-related services on a contract basis, such as cleaning, testing, erecting, repairing and dismantling oil and gas field rigs and derricks. Includes providers of exploration services, such as geological surveys and mapping. Includes also manufacturers of oil and gas well pumping and other related equipment.
Oil & Gas Transportation Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in at least two activities within the Oil and Gas Transportation industry, none being dominant: LNG Transportation & Storage, Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation, Oil Pipeline Transportation, Sea-Borne Tankers and Oil & Gas Storage. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Oil and Gas Transportation industry.
LNG Transportation & Storage
Companies engaged in transportation and storage of Liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquid petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), natural gas liquids (NGL). Excludes pipeline transportation of natural gas, classified in Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation, and land-based transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas, classified in Ground Freight & Logistics.
Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation
Companies engaged in pipeline transportation of natural gas from processing plants to local distribution systems. Excludes pipeline transportation of oil, classified in Oil Pipeline Transportation, and transportation of LNG, classified in LNG Transportation & Storage.
Oil Pipeline Transportation
Companies engaged in pipeline transportation of crude oil. Excludes land-based transportation of oil, classified in Ground Freight & Logistics industry, and pipeline transportation of gas, classified in Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation.
Sea-Borne Tankers
Companies engaged in transportation of oil by sea/ocean. Excludes: operators of such vessels as anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, platform supply vessels (PSVs), construction support vessels (CSV) and floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSO), classified in Oil Related Services; producers of vessels, such as anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, platform supply vessels (PSVs), construction support vessels (CSV) and floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSO), among others, classified in Oil Related Equipment; and constructors of tankers, classified under the Shipbuilding industry.
Oil & Gas Storage
Companies engaged in storage of oil, gas and refined products.
Oil & Gas Transportation Services
Distributors of oil, gas and refined products. Includes operators of pipelines, storage facilities, gas liquefaction and re-gasification plants, sea-borne tankers, and related services.
Oil & Gas Related Equipment and Services
Providers of oil and gas drilling and related services, as well as manufacturers of oil related equipment.
Energy - Fossil Fuels
Explorers, refiners, marketers and distributors of fossil fuels, as well as manufacturers of energy-related equipment and providers of supporting services.
Renewable Energy Equipment & Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in at least two activities under Renewable Energy Equipment & Services, none being dominant: Wind Systems & Equipment, Stationary Fuel Cells, Photovoltaic Solar Systems & Equipment, Thermal Solar Systems & Equipment, Biomass Power Energy Equipment; Waste to Energy Systems & Equipment, Hydropower Equipment, Wave Power Energy Equipment, Renewable Energy Services, Geothermal Equipment. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under Renewable Energy Equipment & Services industry.
Wind Systems & Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing wind powered turbine generator sets, windmills, propellers and any other wind-related renewable energy equipment. Excludes operators of wind farms which provide electricity, classified under the Electric Utilities & IPPs industry, in Renewable Utilities or Renewable IPPs.
Stationary Fuel Cells
Companies engaged in manufacturing non-portable fuel cells (that convert the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen) that are connected to electric grid or installed as a grid-independent generator for on-site service and are aimed at providing supplemental power and as emergency power system for critical areas. Includes manufacturers of hydrogen cells, polymer electrolyte fuel cell, phosphoric acid fuel cell, and molten carbonate fuel cell. Excludes portable fuel cells, used as micro power in consumer electronic devices or as portable power in emergency power systems for critical areas, classified in Portable Motors and Generators.
Photovoltaic Solar Systems & Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing photovoltaic devices, solar panels, solar cells and other PV systems & equipment, used mainly for electricity generation. Excludes companies engaged in the production of solar devices for heating purposes, classified as Thermal Solar Systems & Equipment.
Thermal Solar Systems & Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing solar thermal collectors, used for electricity generation and heating purposes. Excludes producers of solar energy panels, cells and systems used for the electricity generation, classified in Photovoltaic Solar Systems & Equipment.
Biomass Power Energy Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing biomass power energy related systems & equipment, such as biomass steam turbines, gasifiers or biomass combustion equipment that convert biomass (organic), such as forest residues, algae, wood chips into energy. Excludes companies that produce equipment for the transformation of industrial waste into energy, classified in Waste to Energy Systems & Equipment.
The Biomass Power Energy Equipment activity consists of companies engaged in manufacturing biomass power energy related systems&equipments, such as biomass steam turbines, gasifiers or biomass combustion equipment that convert biomass (organic), such as forest residues, algae, wood chips into energy. It excludes companies that produce equipment for the transformation of industrial waste into energy, classified in Waste to Energy Systems and Equipment.
Waste to Energy Systems & Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing large scale equipment & systems which convert industrial and municipal (non-organic) waste to energy, such as waste to energy combustion equipment, incinerators, gasification or pyrolysis equipment. Excludes companies that produce equipment for converting biomass into energy, classified in Biomass Power Energy Equipment.
Hydropower Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing hydropower equipment, such as various types of hydroelectric dams, hydroelectricity plant equipment, vertical- and horizontal-axis hydraulic machines, hydroelectricity generators and turbines, among others. Excludes producers of wave and tidal energy equipment, classified in Wave Energy Equipment.
Wave Power Energy Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing wave power equipment that convert the power of ocean/sea waves into energy, known as Wave Energy Converters (WEC). Includes also tidal energy equipment producers. Excludes manufacturers of traditional hydropower equipment (using water power other than waves and tides), classified in Hydropower Equipment.
Renewable Energy Services
Companies engaged in the provision of services related to renewable industry, such as consulting services, engineering services, contractual construction, installation, repair and maintenance services, among others.
Geothermal Equipment
Companies engaged in the manufacture of geothermal equipment, such as equipment used in dry steam power plants, flash steam power plants and binary cycle power plants. This machinery includes geothermal heat pumps, Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs), geothermal heat exchangers, geothermal turbines, among others.
Renewable Energy Equipment & Services
Manufacturers of solar power panels, hydrogen fuel cell systems, wind turbines, solar water-heating systems, wave power equipment and geothermal heating systems. Includes renewable energy system installation and consulting services.
Renewable Fuels (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Renewable Fuels, none being dominant: Biodiesel, Ethanol Fuels, Pyrolytic & Synthetic Fuels, Biomass & Biogas Fuels, Hydrogen Fuel. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified in the Renewable Fuels Industry.
Biodiesel
Producers and distributors of biodiesel fuel that is derived from vegetable oil or animal fat, made through a chemical process which converts oils and fats of natural origin into fatty acid methyl esters. Includes also producers of green diesel, derived from algae and other plant sources. Excludes bioethanol, classified in Ethanol Fuels.
The Biodiesel activity includes producers and distributors of biodiesel fuel that is derived from vegetable oil or animal fat, made through a chemical process which converts oils and fats of natural origin into fatty acid methyl esters. It also includes green diesel, derived from algae and other plant sources. It excludes bioethanol, classified in Ethanol Fuels.
Ethanol Fuels
Producers and distributors of ethanol fuel, also known as ethyl alcohol, and producers of bioethanol (made from biological materials, such as corn or sugarcane).
Pyrolytic & Synthetic Fuels
Producers of fuels achieved through pyrolysis (waste to energy conversion through decomposition of organic material at high temperatures without oxygen), and producers of synthetic renewable fuels. Excludes biomass fuels and biogas, classified in Biomass & Biogas Fuels.
Biomass & Biogas Fuels
Producers and distributors of biomass fuels, which is a result of the decomposition of the organic matter, such as dead plant, animal dung, and biogas, methane derived from animal manure and other digested organic material. Biomass fuel sources include dung and bagasse (sugar cane waste), stalks, straw, treetops, branches, wood chips, perennial crops and other forest waste. Excludes fuels derived as a result of pyrolysis process and synthetic fuels, classified in Pyrolytic & Synthetic Fuels, and producers of ethanol fuel/biodiesel, classified in Biodiesel.
Hydrogen Fuel
Producers and distributors of fuel based on Hydrogen, which uses electrochemical cells to generate power for vehicles (cars, spacecrafts) and electric devices. It is called zero emission fuel.
Renewable Fuels
Producers and distributors of biofuels, hydrogen fuel and blended fuels such as biodiesel.
Renewable Energy
Manufacturers of renewable energy equipment, as well as service providers, and producers and distributors of renewable fuels.
Manufacturers of renewable energy equipment, as well as service providers, and producers and distributors of renewable fuels. Includes manufacturers of solar power panels, hydrogen fuel cell systems, wind turbines, solar water-heating systems, wave power equipment and geothermal heating systems. Includes also renewable energy system installation and consulting services.
Uranium (NEC)
Companies engaged in both Uranium Mining and Uranium Processing, none being dominant. Includes entities not classified anywhere else under the Uranium Industry. Includes also companies engaged in mining and processing thorium, carnotite, polonium, radium, roscoelite, tyuyamunite, and vanadium.
Uranium Mining
Companies engaged in mining of uranium. Includes companies engaged in mining carnotite, radium, roscoelite, tyuyamunite and vanadium.
Uranium Processing
Companies engaged in the primary processing of uranium (purchased from other uranium mining companies), including hydrometallurgical processing, concentrating, refining, and leaching, among others. Includes also companies engaged in processing carnotite, radium, coscoelite, tyuyamunite and vanadium.
Uranium
Extraction and primary processing of uranium. Includes companies engaged in mining thorium, polonium, carnotite, radium, roscoelite, tyuyamunite and vanadium.
Energy
Explorers, refiners, marketers and distributors of fossil fuels, uranium and renewable energy, manufacturers of energy-related equipment and providers of supporting services.
Commodity Chemicals (NEC)
Companies engaged in the processing and refining of industrial chemicals and gases, petrochemicals, liquid hydrocarbons, vinyl, casein and other plastic resin materials, stains, paints, tanning and softening agents, explosives and other commodity chemicals.
Plastics
Companies engaged in the manufacturing resins, plastics materials, and non-vulcanizable thermoplastic elastomers.
Paints & Coatings
Companies engaged in mixing pigments, solvents, and binders into paints and other coatings, such as stains, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, and shellacs.
Tanning & Softening Agents
Companies engaged in manufacturing tanning & softening agents.
Explosives
Companies engaged in manufacturing explosives, such as dynamite, blasting powders, and gunpowder.
Industrial Gases
Companies engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic gases in compressed, liquid, and solid forms.
Commodity Chemicals Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling of any type(s) of chemicals.
Commodity Chemicals
Producers, refiners and wholesalers of industrial chemicals and gases, petrochemicals, liquid hydrocarbons, vinyl, casein and other plastic resin materials, stains, paints, tanning and softening agents, explosives and other commodity chemicals.
Agricultural Chemicals (NEC)
Companies engaged in the production of potash, soda ash, peat humus beneficiating, nitrogenous, phosphatic and ammonia based fertilizers and minerals, insecticides, fungicides, weed and rodent poisons, agricultural salts and other agricultural related products.
Fertilizers
Companies engaged in the manufacturing or mixing of fertilizers, such as ammonia, nitric, and urea.
Pesticides
Companies engaged in the manufacturing or mixing of pesticides for agricultural purposes.
Organic Fertilizers
Companies engaged in the manufacturing or mixing of fertilizers which are organic in nature, such as plant or animal waste based.
Agricultural Chemicals Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling of any type(s) of agricultural chemicals.
Agricultural Chemicals
Producers and wholesalers of potash, soda ash and peat humus, and nitrogenous, phosphoric, and ammonia-based fertilizers and minerals, as well as insecticides, fungicides, weed and rodent poisons, agricultural salts and other agricultural related products.
Specialty Chemicals (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of specialized chemicals, such as pigments, synthetic chemicals, polymers and glues.
Coloring Agents
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of chemical based coloring agents.
Synthetic Fibers
Companies engaged in manufacturing synthetic fibers and synthetic fiber raw materials.
Adhesives
Companies engaged in manufacturing adhesives, glues, and caulking compounds.
Advanced Polymers
Companies engaged in manufacturing advanced polymers, such as fluoropolymers, fluorosurfactants, and silicone emulsions.
Epoxy Chemicals
Companies engaged in manufacturing epoxy resins, epoxy coatings, and epoxy adhesives.
Industrial Biotechnology Chemicals
Companies engaged in manufacturing chemicals for industrial purposes, such as bioenergy, and biomaterials.
Specialty Chemicals Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling of any type(s) of specialty chemicals.
Specialty Chemicals
Producers and wholesalers of specialized chemicals such as pigments, inks, dyes, synthetic fibers, filaments and polymers, synthetic chemicals, adhesives, glues and epoxies.
Diversified Chemicals
Companies significantly engaged in at least two the following industries: Commodity Chemicals, Agricultural Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals.
Producers of two or more types of chemical from the commodity, agricultural or specialty chemical industries.
Chemicals
Producers and refiners of agricultural, commodity and specialty chemicals.
Non-Gold Precious Metals & Minerals (NEC)
Companies engaged in the extraction and primary processing of silver, platinum, diamond, gem stone, semiprecious stones, and other rare minerals and ores, as well as pearl cultivation. Excludes: (miners, refiners, producers and wholesalers of gold, classified in Gold), (miners, refiners, producers and wholesalers of uranium, classified in Uranium).
Silver Mining
Companies engaged in the extraction and/or primary processing of silver.
Platinum Mining
Companies engaged in the extraction and/or primary processing of platinum.
Diamond Mining
Companies engaged in the extraction and/or primary processing of diamonds.
Semiprecious Gem Stones
Companies engaged in the mining and/or beneficiating of gem stones, such as amethyst, garnet, agate, ruby, sapphire, and jade.
Pearl Cultivation
Companies engaged in the artificially cultivating pearls.
Rare Earth Minerals
Companies engaged in the mining and/or beneficiating of rare earth metal ores, such as aeschynite, britholite, fluorite, gadolinite, and titanite.
Non-Gold Precious Metals & Minerals
Miners, refiners, producers and wholesalers of silver, platinum, diamonds, gem stones, semiprecious stones and other rare minerals and ores, as well as pearl cultivation. Excludes: (miners, refiners, producers and wholesalers of gold, classified in Gold), (miners, refiners, producers and wholesalers of uranium, classified in Uranium).
Iron & Steel (NEC)
Companies engaged in reduction of iron ore, manufacturing pig iron, chromite, chrome mining and making steel.
Iron Ore Mining
Companies engaged in reduction of iron ore, and manufacturing pig iron.
Coke Coal Mining
Companies engaged in mining coke coal and coke wholesaling.
Iron, Steel Mills & Foundries
Companies engaged in pouring molten pig iron or iron alloys into molds to manufacture castings, and manufacturing steel investment castings.
Metal Service Centers
Companies engaged in functions, such as sawing, shearing, bending, leveling, cleaning, or edging, on a custom basis.
Metallic Rolling & Drawing Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing rolling mill machinery and equipment for metal production, and wire drawing. Includes also manufacturers of steel pipes made of purchased steel.
Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Companies engaged in wholesaling products of the primary metals industries.
Iron & Steel
Miners and processers of iron ore and coke coal and producers of iron and steel. Includes providers of metal ore exploration and mining services, operators of iron and steel foundries for beneficiating, smelting, rolling, forging, spinning, recycling, stamping, polishing and plating of iron and steel products such as pipes, tubes, wire, spring, rolls and bars, and providers of metal processing services and wholesalers of iron and steel products.
Aluminum (NEC)
Miners and processers of bauxite, including smelting, refining and processing of alumina and aluminum alloys. Includes also operators of recycling and die-casting plants, and foundries, as well as producers of foil, molds, plate, tube, sheet, rods, pipe, wire and other aluminum products.
Primary Aluminum Production
Companies engaged in making aluminum from alumina, and rolling, drawing, extruding, or casting the aluminum they make into primary forms (bar, billet, ingot, plate, rod, sheet, strip).
Secondary Smelting & Alloying of Aluminum
Companies engaged in recovering aluminum and aluminum alloys from scrap and/or dross (i.e. secondary smelting) and making billet or ingot (except by rolling) and/or manufacturing alloys, powder, paste, or flake from purchased aluminum.
Aluminum Rolling
Companies engaged in flat rolling or continuous casting sheet, plate, foil and welded tube from purchased aluminum and/or recovering aluminum from scrap and flat rolling or continuous casting sheet, plate, foil, and welded tube in integrated mills.
Aluminum Refining
Companies engaged in refining alumina (aluminum oxide) generally from bauxite.
Aluminum Wholesalers
Companies engaged in wholesaling aluminum.
Bauxite Mining
Companies engaged in mining Bauxite.
Aluminum
Miners and processers of bauxite, including primary processing, secondary smelting, alloying, rolling refining of alumina and aluminum alloys. Includes also operators of recycling and die-casting plants, and foundries, as well as producers of foil, molds, plate, tube, sheet, rods, pipe, wire and other aluminum products, and wholesalers of aluminum products.
Specialty Mining & Metals (NEC)
Companies engaged in the mining, beneficiating and basic processing of non-ferrous metals such as copper, zinc, lead, tin, nickel, cobalt, graphite, titanium and other non-ferrous metals for the manufacturing of foils, pipes, tubes, rods, sheets, plates, powders and wires. Includes also non-metallic minerals.
Lead Ore Mining
Companies engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating of lead ores or lead-zinc ores.
Copper Ore Mining
Companies engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating of copper.
Nickel Ore Mining
Companies engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating of nickel ores.
Zinc Ore Mining
Companies engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating of zinc ores.
Nonferrous Metal Mining
Companies engaged in mining nonferrous metals, such as tin and titanium. Includes also mining of all minerals. Excludes mining such nonferrous metals as zinc, lead and copper, classified in Zinc Mining, Lead Mining and Copper Mining, respectively.
Nonferrous Metal Processing
Companies engaged in making (i.e. the primary production of) nonferrous metals by smelting ore and/or the primary refining of nonferrous metals by electrolytic methods or other processes.
Specialty Mining & Metals Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling products of the specialty metals industries.
Specialty Mining & Metals
Miners, processors and wholesalers of non-ferrous metals such as copper, zinc, lead, tin, nickel, cobalt, graphite, titanium and other non-ferrous metals. Includes non-metallic minerals.
Gold (NEC)
Companies engaged in the extraction and primary processing of gold.
Gold Mining
Companies engaged in the extraction of gold.
Gold Refining
Companies engaged in the refining, processing of gold.
Gold
Extraction and primary processing of gold. Companies primarily engaged in transformation of the gold into bullion in combination with mining activities.
Mining Support Services & Equipment (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing support services, on a fee, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals. Includes also equipment manufacturers for mining industry.
Geophysical Surveying & Mapping Services
Companies engaged in gathering, interpreting, and mapping geophysical data.
Mining Support Services
Companies primarily engaged in providing support services, on a fee or contract basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals.
Mining Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing underground mining machinery and equipment, such as coal breakers, mining cars, core drills, coal cutters, and rock drills.
Mining Support Services & Equipment
Providers of support services and equipment manufactures for the mining and quarrying of minerals.
Diversified Mining
Companies significantly engaged in at least two of the following industries: Precious Metals & Minerals, Gold, Mining Support Services & Equipment, Steel, Aluminum and Specialty Mining Metals.
Organizations significantly engaged in at least two of the following industries: Precious Metals & Minerals, Gold, Mining Support Services & Equipment, Steel, Aluminum and Specialty Mining Metals.
Metals & Mining
Miners and processors of precious metals & minerals, steel, aluminum and specialty metals and minerals. Includes integrated mining, and mining support services & equipment companies.
Construction Materials (NEC)
Companies engaged in the mining, quarrying and primary processing of raw materials involved in road and building construction. Includes the extraction of sand, gravel, rock, clay, gneiss, granite, limestone, marble, slate, gypsum, lime, cement, concrete, fiberglass and bricks, as well as filtering, bleaching, crushing, cutting, sizing and other stone processing operations.
Construction Material Processing
Companies engaged in providing stone, lime, construction sand, gravel, brick, asphalt and concrete mixtures, and/or concrete, stone, and structural clay products.
Cement & Concrete Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing Portland, natural, masonry, pozzalanic, and other hydraulic cements. Cement manufacturing establishments may calcine earths or mine, quarry, manufacture, or purchase lime.
Tile & Paving Material Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing asphalt and tar paving mixtures and blocks and roofing cements and coatings from purchased asphaltic materials.
Rock Mining
Companies engaged in providing mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals, mainly those containing metals, such as ore containing gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel and lead.
Construction Material Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling stone, cement, lime, construction sand, gravel, brick, asphalt, concrete mixtures, concrete, stone, and structural clay products.
Construction Materials
Miners, producers and wholesalers of raw materials for roads and construction. Includes extractors of sand, gravel, rock, clay, granite, limestone, marble, slate, gypsum, lime, and producers of cement, concrete, and bricks, as well as operators of filtering, bleaching, crushing, cutting, sizing and processing services.
Miners and producers of raw materials for road and building construction. Includes extractors of sand, gravel, rock, clay, granite, limestone, marble, slate, gypsum, lime, and producers of cement, concrete, and bricks, as well as operators of filtering, bleaching, crushing, cutting, sizing and processing services.
Mineral Resources
Miners and processors of steel, aluminum, precious and specialty metals and minerals, and construction related materials. Includes integrated mining companies.
Forest & Wood Products (NEC)
Companies engaged in operating timber tracks, nurseries, seeding, reforestation and harvesting timber and other forest products. Includes also related services, such as cutting, logging, transporting, estimating and other forest management services. Products include: lumber, plywood, flake board, chips, sawdust, wood flooring, shingles, tiles, millwork, laminated veneer, fencing and other primary wood products. Excludes: (paper products, classified in Paper Products or Paper Packaging), (value added wood products, doors, window frames, stairs, classified in Construction - Supplies and Fixtures).
Timber Tract Operations
Companies engaged in the operation of timber tracts for the purpose of selling standing timber.
Forest Nurseries & Gathering of Forest Products
Companies engaged in growing trees for reforestation and/or gathering forest products, such as gums, barks, balsam needles, rhizomes, fibers, Spanish moss, ginseng, and truffles.
Logging & Sawmills
Companies engaged in cutting timber, cutting and transporting timber and producing wood chips in the field.
Forest Support & Services
Companies engaged in providing support activities for forestry, such as estimating timber, forest firefighting, forest pest control, and consulting on wood attributes and reforestation.
Wood Products
Companies engaged in providing wood products, such as lumber, plywood, veneers, wood containers, wood flooring, wood trusses, manufactured homes (i.e. mobile homes), and prefabricated wood buildings.
Wood Product Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling wood products such as chips, posts, shavings and ties.
Forest & Wood Products
Producers and wholesalers of lumber, plywood, sawdust, wood flooring, shingles, tiles, laminated veneer, fencing and other primary wood products. Includes operators of timber tracks and nurseries and providers of cutting, logging, transporting, as well as other forest management services.
Paper Products (NEC)
Companies engaged in pulp mill and paper manufacturing operations. The activity includes, loose-leaf, computer, construction and stationary paper, bond, book and newsprint.
Paper Mills & Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing paper (except newsprint and uncoated ground wood paper) from pulp.
Newsprint Mills
Companies engaged in manufacturing newsprint and uncoated ground wood paper from pulp.
Pulp Mills
Companies engaged in manufacturing pulp without manufacturing paper or paperboard.
Paper Product Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling bulk printing and/or writing paper generally on rolls for further processing.
Paper Products
Operators of pulp and paper mills. Includes manufacturers of stationery, computer and construction paper, book and newsprint.
Paper & Forest Products
Operators of forests, pulp and paper mills, producers and manufacturers of wood and paper products, and providers of related services.
Non-Paper Containers & Packaging (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of containers, primarily metal, glass and plastic containers, as well as companies offering packaging services. Includes diversified containers and packaging companies in cases where paper packaging also comprises a substantial part of the operation.
Textile Containers & Packaging
Companies engaged in manufacturing textile containers & packaging materials.
Glass Containers & Packaging
Companies engaged in manufacturing glass packaging containers & glass packaging materials.
Metal Containers & Packaging
Companies engaged in manufacturing metal (light gauge) containers (except cans).
Plastic Containers & Packaging
Companies engaged in manufacturing paperboard, converted paper (except stationery and office supplies), and/or related disposable plastics products.
Wood Container & Packaging
Companies engaged in manufacturing wood pallets, wood box shook, wood boxes, other wood containers, wood parts for pallets and containers, and wood packaging materials.
Container & Packaging Material Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling all types of containers and packaging materials.
Non-Paper Containers & Packaging
Manufacturers and wholesalers of metal, glass and plastic containers, and providers of diversified, paper and non-paper container and packaging services.
Paper Packaging (NEC)
Companies engaged in paper packaging manufacturing and paper packaging operations concentrated around cardboard, laminated paper containers, and paper fiber based boxes, bags and wrapping paper.
Paper Packaging Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling paper manufacturing and paper packaging operations concentrated around cardboard, laminated paper containers, and paper fiber based boxes, bags and wrapping paper.
Paper Packaging
Manufacturers and wholesalers of paper packaging including cardboard, laminated paper containers, and wood-fiber boxes, bags and wrapping paper.
Containers & Packaging
Manufacturers of containers, as well as providers of packaging services.
Applied Resources
Producers of wood-based products and providers of related services, as well as manufacturers of paper and non-paper products, containers and packaging.
Basic Materials
Manufacturers, extractors and refiners of chemicals, minerals, precious metals, steel, aluminum, forest products, and construction and other raw materials.
Aerospace & Defense (NEC)
Companies engaged in the production of commercial, military and private aircraft, and spacecraft. Includes manufacturers of military equipment, such as tanks and related vehicles, bombs, missiles, associated navigational and guidance systems, artillery, ammunition and other related weaponry. Includes also manufacturers of military, weather, navigational and astronomical satellites.
Arms & Ammunitions Manufacturing
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of ammunition. Includes bombs, depth charges, rockets (except guided missiles), grenades, mines, and torpedoes.
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing of aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo.
Military Aircraft Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is owned and operated by military. It can be either combat or non-combat.
Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing all aircraft related parts and accessories.
Military Vehicles Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in use by military forces.
Satellite Design & Manufacture
Companies engaged in designing, manufacturing and launching satellites and satellite components for commercial, scientific and military uses.
Spacecraft Manufacturing
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of a craft or machine designed for spaceflight.
Military Clothing & Accessories
Companies engaged in manufacturing dress and accessories worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitary forces.
Aircraft Equipment Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling of aircraft related equipment and accessories.
Aerospace & Defense
Producers of commercial, military and private aircraft and spacecraft. Includes manufacturers of military equipment, vehicles, explosive ordnance, guidance systems, artillery, ammunition and other related weaponry. Includes also manufacturers of satellites.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Industrial Machinery & Equipment, none being dominant. Includes producers of industrial machinery ranging from basic power and hand tools to advanced factory machinery; industrial components, such as drills, nuts, bolts, screws, springs; bearings; testing and measuring equipment; pumping equipment; compressors; welding and soldering equipment; industrial process furnaces; cyliners and actuators; vending machinery; industrial moulds and valves, and machine tools, such as metal working machines. Excludes cables, batteries, motors and small electrical equipment, classified in Electrical Components & Equipment; heavy generators, conveyors and other large electrical equipment, classified in Heavy Electrical Equipment, and permanently installed machinery, classified in Construction & Engineering.
Industrial Components
Companies engaged in manufacturing all industrial parts or components. Includes also manufacturers of non-electrical diesel or petrol engines used in industrial machinery.
Industrial Machinery
Companies engaged in manufacturing industrial machineries, such as sawmill and wood- working machinery, plastic machinery manufacturing, rubber industry machinery, and any other industrial machine manufacturing Companies.
Ball & Roller Bearings
Companies engaged in manufacturing ball and roller bearings.
Testing & Measuring Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing measuring and controlling devices. Includes also manufacturers of testing equipment.
Pump & Pumping Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing general purpose pumps and pumping equipment.
Air & Gas Compressors
Companies engaged in manufacturing general purpose air and gas compressors, such as reciprocating compressors, centrifugal compressors, vacuum pumps, and non-agricultural spraying and dusting compressors and spray gun units.
Welding & Soldering Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing welding and soldering equipment and accessories, such as arc, resistance, gas, plasma, laser, electron beam, ultrasonic welding equipment, and soldering equipment.
Industrial Process Furnace & Ovens
Companies manufacturing industrial process furnaces, ovens, induction and dielectric heating equipment, and kilns.
Fluid Power Cylinder & Actuators
Companies engaged in fluid power (hydraulic and pneumatic) cylinders and actuators (motors).
Automatic Vending Machines
Companies engaged in manufacturing coin, token, currency or magnetic card operated vending machines.
Industrial Moulds
Companies engaged in manufacturing industrial molds for casting metals or forming other materials, such as plastics, glass, or rubber.
Machine Tools
Companies engaged in manufacturing metal cutting machine tools, such as cutting machines, drilling machines, power saws, polishing, and metal working machines.
Industrial Valve Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing industrial valves, such as check valves, manual valves, control and safety valves, pressure reducing valves, rotary type valves and needle valves, among others.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling industrial machinery ranging from basic power and hand tools to advanced factory machinery; industrial components, such as drills, nuts, bolts, screws, springs; bearings; testing and measuring equipment; pumping equipment; compressors; welding and soldering equipment; industrial process furnaces; cylinders and actuators; vending machinery; industrial moulds and valves, and machine tools, such as polishing, wood and metal working machines.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Manufacturers of industrial machinery ranging from basic power and hand tools to advanced factory machinery; industrial components, such as drills, nuts, bolts, screws, springs; bearings; testing and measuring equipment; pumping equipment; compressors; welding and soldering equipment; industrial process furnaces; cylinders and actuators; vending machinery; industrial moulds and valves, and machine tools, such as metal working machines.
Heavy Machinery & Vehicles (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacture of heavy trucks, road paving and earth moving machinery, tractors, bulldozers, cranes, planting and harvesting machinery, such as balers, graders, cotton ginning machinery, locomotives and rolling stock, as well as commercial shovels, lawn mowers and other commercial landscaping equipment.
Construction Machinery
Companies engaged in manufacturing construction machinery, such as road paving and earth moving machinery, bulldozers, and cranes.
Heavy Trucks
Companies engaged in manufacturing heavy duty truck chassis and assembling complete heavy duty trucks, and other special purpose heavy duty motor vehicles.
Heavy Buses & Coaches
Companies engaged in manufacturing heavy duty buses or coaches, chassis and assembling complete heavy duty buses or coaches.
Locomotive Engines & Rolling Stock
Companies engaged in manufacturing or rebuilding locomotives, locomotive frames and parts. Includes also manufacturers of rolling stock.
Agricultural Machinery
Companies engaged in manufacturing machineries, such as cultivator, power tiller, planters, manure spreader or sprayer, and harvesters.
Commercial Landscaping Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing commercial equipment, such as pruners, string trimmers, and hedgers.
Heavy Machinery & Vehicles Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling heavy trucks, road paving and earth moving machinery, tractors, bulldozers, cranes, planting and harvesting machinery, such as balers, graders, cotton ginning machinery, locomotives and rolling stock, as well as commercial shovels, lawn mowers and other commercial landscaping equipment.
Heavy Machinery & Vehicles
Manufacturers of heavy trucks, road paving and earth movers, tractors, cranes, planting and harvesting machinery, such as balers, graders, cotton ginning machinery, locomotives and rolling stock, as well as commercial shovels, lawnmowers and landscaping equipment.
Electrical Components & Equipment (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Electrical Components & Equipment. Includes companies engaged in the manufacturing of small scale electrical equipment, such as motors, electric heating and cooling systems, small generators, storage batteries and related equipment. Includes also manufacturers of electrical components, such as wires, cables transistors, electron tubes and insulators.
Batteries & Uninterruptable Power Supplies
Companies engaged in manufacturing storage batteries, and uninterruptable power supply apparatus. Excludes the manufacture of vehicle batteries, including those used to provide electric propulsion, classified in Automotive Batteries.
Wires & Cables
Companies engaged in manufacturing all types of electrical wires and cables.
Electrical Components
Companies engaged in manufacturing industrial electrical components, such as connectors, resistors, and capacitors.
Lighting Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing electric light bulbs and tubes, and parts and components.
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Systems
Companies engaged in manufacturing heating equipment, such as heating boilers, heating stoves, floor and wall furnaces, and wall and baseboard heating units. Includes also companies manufacturing ventilating, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial and industrial refrigeration and freezer equipment.
Electrical Insulators
Companies engaged in manufacturing electrical insulators, such as porcelain glass polymer insulators.
Switchgear
Companies engaged in manufacturing switchgear and switchboard apparatus, such as circuit breakers, fuse, switchboard, switches, and electric panels.
Portable Motors & Generators
Companies engaged in manufacturing devices, such as portable generators, motors and related accessories.
Electrical Measuring & Testing Instruments
Companies engaged in manufacturing measuring and controlling devices, such as testers, volt meters, ohm meters, wattmeters, and multimeters.
Electric Equipment Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling electrical materials, such as wiring supplies, electric light fixtures, light bulbs, and/or electrical power equipment for the generation, transmission, distribution, or control of electric energy.
Electrical Components & Equipment
Manufacturers of small scale electrical equipment, such as motors, electric heating and cooling systems, small generators, storage batteries and related equipment. Including producers of electrical components, such as wires, cables transistors, electron tubes and insulators.
Heavy Electrical Equipment (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Heavy Electrical Equipment. Includes companies engaged in the manufacturing of large scale electrical equipment, such as elevators, escalators, industrial conveyor belt systems and electrical machinery. Includes also manufacturers of hydraulic, steam, gas turbines, large generators and power grid equipment, such as transformers.
Electrical Transmission & Grid Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing equipment used in smart grids and electrical transmission.
Elevator & Conveying Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing elevators, moving stairways, conveyors, and conveying equipment.
Turbine Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing turbines (except aircraft); and complete turbine generator set units, such as steam, hydraulic, gas, and wind.
Heavy Motors & Generators
Companies engaged in manufacturing electric motors (except internal combustion engine starting motors), power generators (except battery charging alternators for internal combustion engines), and motor generator sets (except turbine generator set units).
Industrial Electrical Switchgear
Companies engaged in manufacturing switchgear and switchboard apparatus. Includes electric switchboard equipment, power circuit breakers, panel boards, and electric power distribution.
Nuclear Generators & Components
Companies engaged in manufacturing nuclear generators and components.
Heavy Electrical Equipment
Manufacturers of large scale electrical equipment, such as elevators, escalators, industrial conveyor belt systems and electrical machinery. Includes producers of hydraulic, steam and gas turbines, large generators and power grid equipment, such as transformers.
Shipbuilding (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Shipbuilding, none being dominant: Ship Parts Manufacturers and Ship Repairing & Maintenance. Includes companies engaged in construction of ships, and ship-related repair services. Excludes manufacturers of ship parts, classified in Ship Parts Manufacturers .
Ship Parts Manufacturers
Companies engaged in manufacturing ship parts, including marine engines.
Ship Repairing & Maintenance
Companies engaged in construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling.
Shipbuilding
Builders of ships, ship parts and ship related repair services.
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships
Manufacturers of industrial, construction, agricultural and electrical machinery, equipment & components, and shipbuilders.
Industrial Goods
Manufacturers of aerospace & defense equipment, as well as industrial vehicles, machinery, equipment & components, and shipbuilders.
Construction & Engineering (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Construction & Engineering, none being dominant. Includes companies engaged in the construction of commercial buildings, civil engineering projects and utility and other industrial plant construction. Includes also highway, tunnel, bridge, dam, water works and other civil engineering operations, as well as hotel, office buildings, industrial plants, utility plant, and heavy machinery for permanent installation.
Commercial Buildings
Companies engaged in constructing buildings that are used for commercial use. Includes office buildings, warehouses and retail (convenience stores, big box stores, shopping malls) construction.
Highway & Bridge Construction
Companies engaged in the construction (new work, reconstruction, or repairs) of highways (except elevated), streets, roads, bridges, tunnel, dam or airport runways; establishments identified as highway and street construction management firms, and engaged in performing subcontract work primarily related to highway and street construction (grading for highways, installing guardrails, public sidewalk construction).
Railway Construction
Companies engaged in construction related to railways industry. Includes also underground, subway and metro construction.
Power & Communications Network Construction
Companies engaged in the entire construction (new work, reconstruction, or repairs) of electric power and communication transmission lines and towers, radio and television transmitting/receiving towers, cable laying, and cable television lines. Includes also power and communication transmission line construction.
Civil Engineers & Architects
Companies engaged in providing the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. Includes the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. Includes also interior design consultants who work in areas, such as hospitality design, health care design, institutional design, commercial and corporate design.
Building Contractors
Companies engaged in providing the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.
Industrial Plant Construction
Companies engaged in providing the necessary infrastructure used in support and maintenance of a given facility. Includes also construction of industrial manufacturing plants, such as chemical plants, industrial factories and facilities.
Water & Sewage Construction
Companies engaged in providing the entire construction (new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or repairs) of water mains, sewers, and drains.
Land Division & Subdivision
Companies engaged in the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop.
Gas Infrastructure Construction
Companies engaged in the entire construction (new work, reconstruction, or repairs) of infrastructure related to gas. Includes also construction of gas refining plant, gas distribution system and network, and gas utility plants.
Electric Power Plant Construction
Companies engaged in the entire construction (new work, reconstruction, or repairs) of electric power plant and electrical infrastructure. Excludes nuclear reactor and nuclear power plant construction, classified in Nuclear Power Plant Construction.
Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Companies engaged in the entire construction (new work, reconstruction, or repairs) of heavy industrial non-building structures, and nuclear reactor containment structures.
Telecommunication Construction
Companies engaged in the entire construction (new work, reconstruction, or repairs) of communication transmission lines and towers, radio and television transmitting/receiving towers, and cable laying.
Construction & Engineering
Builders and engineers that undertake commercial building, civil engineering, utility and other industrial plant construction projects. Includes builders of transport infrastructure, dam and water works as well as hotel, and office buildings. Includes also manufacturers of heavy machinery for permanent installation.
Builders and engineers that undertake commercial building, civil engineering, utility and other industrial plant construction projects. Includes builders of transportation infrastructure, dam and water works, as well as hotel, office buildings. Includes also manufacturers of heavy machinery for permanent installation.
Diversified Industrial Goods Wholesalers
Companies engaged in the wholesaling and distribution of multiple lines of mainly industrial goods. Excludes wholesaling and distribution of single product lines which are classified into their appropriate manufacturing class.
Wholesalers and distributors of multiple lines of mainly industrial goods.
Environmental Services & Equipment (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of air, water and soil purification equipment, waste disposal of solids, as well as filtration systems and other pollution reducing control equipment. Includes also manufacturers of commercial climate control and regulator systems and plastic, paper, metal and glass recycling equipment and services.
Purification & Treatment Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing soil purification equipment, filtration systems and other pollution reducing control equipment.
Waste Management, Disposal & Recycling Services
Companies engaged in the collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring of waste materials. Includes also the process used to convert materials (waste) into new products.
Environmental Consultancy Services
Companies engaged in the provision of consultancy services and solutions related to environment, such as advice on hazardous materials, pollution, remediation, sanitation, radiation, materials recovery and recycling and toxic agents.
Environmental R&D Services & Biotechnology
Companies engaged in environmental R&D activities, such as pollution testing, toxicity measuring, radiation control and other laboratories, green technologies research as well as research and development on machinery and devices for the environmental sector.
Carbon Capture & Storage
Companies engaged in separating carbon dioxide from emissions and storing it in order to prevent global warning.
Environmental Services & Equipment
Providers of air, water and soil purification equipment, solid waste disposal, filtration systems and other pollution-reducing control equipment and environmental consulting services. Includes producers of commercial climate control and regulator systems, and plastic, paper, metal and glass recycling equipment and services. Includes also carbon capture and storage.
Commercial Printing Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in printing activities that support the publishing, advertising and other commercial businesses. Includes printers of business forms, directories, catalogs, books, magazines, greeting cards, art prints, newspapers and other printing services without proprietary publishing rights.
Specialized Printing Services
Companies engaged in greeting and business cards printing, catalogs, telephone directories, maps, posters and postcards printing, among others.
Newspaper & Magazine Printing Services
Companies engaged in printing newspapers, magazines, periodicals and newsletters.
Book Printing Services
Companies engaged in book, manuals, encyclopedias printing without publishing.
Commercial Printing Services
Printers and providers of supporting services to publishers, advertisers and other commercial businesses. Includes printers of business forms, directories, catalogs, books, magazines, greeting cards, art prints, newspapers and other printing services without proprietary publishing rights.
Employment Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in human resources, employment and staff management services. Includes online job portals.
Human Resources Consulting Services
Companies engaged in providing HR advisory services, such as human capital management consulting, compensation and benefit scheme advice, among others.
Outsourcing & Staffing Services
Companies engaged in the provision of human resources management and staffing services, including employment, payroll and tax administration, employee incentive/bonus plan management, among others.
Executive Search Services
Companies engaged in the senior executive search.
Online Job Portals
Companies engaged in operating Internet-based job portals.
Employment Services
Providers of human resource, employment and staff management services. Includes online job portals.
Business Support Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in commercial support services such as legal, cleaning, educational, accounting, security, office equipment rental, management consulting, basic data processing and other widely used services. Includes also ATM operators that are not banks, as well as data processing Companies.
Corporate Accounting Services
Companies engaged in the provision of auditing, accounting (including offices of CPAs, Certified Public Accountants) and corporate tax preparation services to Companies.
Legal Services
Companies engaged in the provision of legal services to other businesses. These will include corporate law offices, patent law offices, tax law offices, among others.
Management Consulting Services
Companies engaged in the provision of general management, strategic planning, financial (apart from investment services) administration, reorganization and other consulting services to businesses.
Security Services
Companies engaged in the provision of security guard services, commercial property protection services, security patrol services, facility monitoring services and others.
Commercial Educational Services
Companies engaged in the provision of on-job training, vocational training, and other types of employee training. Includes also business, management and technical schools and training.
Cleaning Services
Companies engaged in the provision of commercial cleaning services, such as office and commercial space cleaning, janitorial services to businesses, office furniture cleaning, among others.
Data Processing Services
Companies engaged in the provision of basic data processing services.
Industrial Equipment Rental
Companies engaged in the rental of industrial equipment, such as machinery rental.
Office Equipment & Supplies Rental
Companies engaged in the rental of office equipment, such as computers and peripherals, fax machines, copiers, facsimiles, cash registers, bar code readers, electronic tags, coin and currency counting devices, as well as scientific, laboratory and analytical equipment and precision instruments.
Pest Control Services
Companies engaged in exterminating rodents, pests and insects, among others.
Maintenance & Repair Services
Companies engaged in the provision of maintenance and repair services to commercial equipment, such as computers, office machines, industrial machinery and electronic equipment, among others. Excludes automotive repair, classified in Personal Services Industry.
Industrial Design Services
Companies engaged in the provision of industrial design services, machinery and automobile design, office and commercial interior and furniture design services, graphic design and commercial art services, among others.
Translation & Interpretation Services
Companies engaged in the provision of language translation and interpretation services in speech and writing for all languages, including sign language.
Testing Laboratories
Companies engaged in the operation of industrial machinery and automobile testing laboratories, thermal testing, radiation and mechanical inspection services, among others.
Call Center Services
Companies engaged in the operation of call service centers, message and answering services.
Exhibition & Conference Services
Companies engaged in the organization of fairs, exhibitions, trade shows, conferences and conventions.
Transaction & Payment Services
Companies engaged in processing financial transactions and payment services.
Business Support Services
Providers of commercial support services such as legal, cleaning, educational, accounting, security, office equipment rental, management consulting, basic data processing and other related services. Includes ATM operators that are not banks.
Business Support Supplies (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of office furniture and supplies such as desks, cabinets, display shelves, writing utensils, staplers and other commercial supplies. Excludes electronic office equipment, such as photocopiers and facsimile machines (classified under Office Equipment).
Office Furniture
Companies engaged in the production of office furniture, including cabinets, desks, chairs, bookcases, shelves, among others. Includes also producers of store and magazine furniture.
Office Supplies
Companies engaged in the production of writing utensils, staplers, carbon paper, markers, among others.
Health, Safety & Fire Protection Equipment
Companies engaged in the production of heath and safety equipment as well as fire protection equipment, such as helmets, life vests, safety signs, specific clothing and other personal protective equipment, fire extinguishers, fire alarms, smoke detection devices, among others.
Office Supplies Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of computers, computer peripherals, fax and copy machines, office furniture and other office equipment wholesale.
Business Support Supplies
Manufacturers of office furniture and supplies such as desks, cabinets, display shelves, writing utensils, staplers and other commercial supplies.
Professional Information Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing financial information, compliance & investor communication services, rating agencies, trade & business publishing, legal, tax, education information providers, journals, as well as news agencies.
Financial Information Providers
Companies engaged in providing financial information.
Compliance & Investor Communication
Companies that provide services to corporate boards, investor relations and competitive intelligence and risk & compliance professionals. Services include regulatory disclosure systems, board communications, investor communication and other shareholder services.
Rating Agencies
Companies engaged in providing rating/evaluation services to Companies and countries in order to give investors insight into the level of risk associated with investing in a particular company/country.
Trade & Business Publishing
Traditional and online publishers of trade and business content. Includes publishers of trade and business newspapers, periodicals and magazines.
Legal & Tax Information Providers
Companies engaged in the provision of legal and tax information and consultancy.
Education & Training Information Providers
Companies engaged in the provision of education and training information, such as online education portals and search machines, training selection portals, among others.
Journals & Scholarly Research
Companies engaged in the provision of technical, medical and scientific journals and scholarly research publishers.
News Agencies
Companies engaged in the provision of news to such media as television, radio, newspapers, magazines and online publishers.
Professional Information Services
Providers of financial information, investor communication/compliance services, rating agencies, trade & business publishing, legal, tax, education information providers, journals, as well as news agencies.
Professional & Commercial Services
Providers of environmental, employment, business support, professional information, and commercial printing services and supplies.
Industrial & Commercial Services
Providers of construction, engineering, commercial supply services, professional information services, as well as diversified trading and distribution operations.
Industrial Conglomerates
Large organizations, engaged in multiple business lines within the industrial sector, where at least two business lines comprise a substantial portion of the company's total operation. These companies typically conduct business on a global scale. Excludes: (organizations operating numerous business lines within the industrial sector where only one business line dominates the entire operation, classified according to the dominant business line).
Conglomerates with several industrial business lines. Includes large Companies operating on a global basis.
Courier, Postal, Air Freight & Land-based Logistics (NEC)
Companies engaged in the carriage of air cargo and mail, provision of courier and postal services, packaging and logistic air freight services, postal delivery services on a contract basis, as well as land based courier services. Excludes: (marine freight transportation, classified in Marine Freight & Logistics), (freight storage facilities, unless specified as air freight, classified in Ground Freight & Logistics).
Freight Logistics
Companies engaged in the freight/cargo transportation management process, supply chain planning and supervision, inventory, warehousing, packing and other activities management, arranged in order to optimize the process of transporting goods from the place of origin to the final destination. Excludes operators of multimodal transportation, such as air, marine and road/rails transportation combined whenever none type is dominant, classified in Integrated Logistics Operators; freight logistics concentrated on marine cargo only, classified in Marine Freight Logistics.
Air Freight
Companies engaged in the provision of scheduled and chartered air freight services.
Courier Services
Companies engaged in the provision of postal and other courier services, such as local goods and parcel delivery services.
Integrated Logistics Operators
operators of multimodal transportation, such as air, marine and road/rails transportation combined whenever none type is dominant.
Courier, Postal, Air Freight & Land-based Logistics
Air cargo and mail carriers, packaging and logistic air freight services, courier and postal delivery services, as well as land-based logistics and courier services.
Marine Freight & Logistics (NEC)
Companies engaged in marine and inland water transportation services for freight and passengers. Includes deep sea freight and cargo, barge, inland water, vessel chartering and other freight transportation operations. Excludes: (passenger cruise lines, classified in Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines), (short distance commuter ferry transportation, classified in Passenger Transportation, Ground & Sea), (recreational charter and sightseeing boat services, classified in Leisure & Recreation).
Marine Logistics
Companies engaged in the provision of marine logistics solutions, such as marine transportation management process, supply chain planning and supervision, inventory, warehousing, packing and other activities arranged in order to optimize the process of transporting goods by sea from the place of origin to the final destination.
Inland Water Freight
Companies engaged in the provision of Inland Water Freight services, such as river, canal and lake freight transportation services.
Deep Sea Freight
Companies engaged in the provision of deep sea freight transportation services to or from foreign destinations.
Marine Freight & Logistics
Operators of marine and inland water transportation services for freight. Includes deep-sea freight and cargo, barge, inland water, vessel chartering and other freight transportation operations.
Ground Freight & Logistics (NEC)
Companies engaged in railroad and freight trucking transportation services. Includes also the short term rental of trucks and trailers as well as freight warehousing and crating services.
Railway Freight Operators
Companies engaged in railway freight transportation.
Freight Trucking
Companies engaged in truck and heavy truck transportation of freight.
Warehousing
Companies engaged in the general warehousing and storage services.
Truck Rental
Companies engaged in the rental of trucks for commercial use.
Ground Freight & Logistics
Providers of railroad and trucking freight transportation services. Includes operators of short-term truck and trailer rental, as well as freight warehousing and crating.
Freight & Logistics Services
Providers of freight and logistics services by all means, such as air, marine and ground.
Airlines (NEC)
Companies engaged in the operation of airline transportation primarily for consumer and business passengers. Excludes: (airline operators primarily for cargo transportation, classified in Air Freight & Logistics), (fueling, maintenance, airline catering and airport landing services, classified in Airport Services).
Regional Airlines
Companies engaged in the operation of regional airlines. Regional airlines are typically short-distance airlines, operators of short-haul flights (under 3 hours), usually having a fleet of small aircraft, and can be trans-border, but the key is the distance covered, aircraft size and flight duration. These are either subsidiaries of larger airlines or independent small operators. Excludes operators of long-distance flights, long-haul (over 3 hours) flights and operators of large aircraft, classified in Airlines (NEC).
Charter & Private Air Services
Companies engaged in the operation of charter and private flights as well as aviation clubs.
Specialized Aviation Services
Companies engaged in the operation of Specialized Aviation Services, such as helicopter rescue/medical/ crew transportation services.
Inter-Modal Passenger Transportation
Companies engaged in transporting passengers via multiple modes, such as train, bus, tram, subway and others, whenever a company operates at least two modes and none is dominant.
Airlines
Providers of airline transportation services for consumer and business passengers.
Passenger Transportation, Ground & Sea (NEC)
Companies engaged in urban transit, bus, subway and rail transit, taxi and school bus service, short term car rental, as well as marine passenger transportation services. Excludes: (long-term lease of passenger cars, classified in Consumer Lending), (transportation services where freight is the dominant operation, classified in Ground Freight & Logistics).
Commuting Services
Companies engaged in the provision of urban and suburban commuter services, such as rail, bus, subway, tramway, trolley, mixed mode and other urban and suburban transit systems. Excludes commuter ferry services, classified in Commuter Ferry.
Charter Bus Services
Companies engaged in the provision of bus charter services, except sightseeing tours.
Rail Services
Companies engaged in the provision of short- and long-distance passenger rail transportation services, except railway commuter services, classified in Commuting Services.
Marine Passenger Transportation
Companies engaged in the provision of passenger marine transportation. Includes ferry transportation via sea. Excludes: fresh water (lakes, rivers) ferry transportation, classified in Commuter Ferry Operators.
Commuter Ferry Operators
Companies engaged in operation of commuter ferries on fresh waters, such as rivers and lakes. Excludes marine ferries, classified in Marine Passenger Transportation, and cruise ferries, classified in Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines.
Taxis & Limousines
Companies engaged in the provision of taxi and limousine passenger transportation.
Passenger Car Rental
Companies engaged in the provision of passenger car rental services.
Passenger Transportation, Ground & Sea
Providers of transportation services including urban transit, bus, subway and rail operators, taxi, school bus and short-term car rental services, as well as short-distance ferry operators.
Passenger Transportation Services
Providers of transportation services to passengers via air, ground and sea.
Airport Operators & Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in the operation of fueling, repair, inspection, runway maintenance, hangar rental, passenger parking fields, landing services, catering, duty-free shops and other airport services.
Airport Operators
Companies engaged in the operation of airports, including such services as fueling, repair, inspection, runway maintenance, hangar rental, passenger parking fields, landing services, baggage handling, air traffic control, among others.
Duty Free Shops
Companies engaged in the operation of duty free shops located at the airport, such as liquor stores, perfume shops and luxury stores, among others.
Airport Fueling Services
Companies engaged in the provision of aircraft fueling services.
Airline Catering Services
Companies engaged in the provision of airline catering services.
Airport Operators & Services
Owners and operators of airports and supporting services including fueling, repair, inspection, runway maintenance, hangar rental, passenger parking fields, landing services, catering, duty-free shops and other airport services.
Marine Port Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing marine freight support services such as port loading and unloading, canal, harbor and docking services, longshoreman support, tugboat, navigational control and other related services.
Port Warehousing Services
Companies engaged in the operation of port warehouse and storage facilities.
Port Operators
Companies engaged in providing marine freight support services, such as port facility operation; canal, harbor and wharf operation as well as the provision of tugboat, marine salvaging, navigational control and other related services.
Marine Cargo Handling Services
Companies engaged in providing ship loading and unloading, docking, stevedoring and longshoreman support services.
Marine Port Services
Owners and operators of marine ports and supporting services such as port loading and unloading, canal, harbor and docking services, longshoreman support, tugboat, navigational control and other related services.
Highways & Rail Tracks (NEC)
Companies engaged in the ownership, management and toll collection of rail tracks, tunnels, bridges and roads. Includes also parking lot operations, emergency road services and towing, street cleaning, road snow removal and independent bus terminal operators.
Highway Operators
Companies engaged in the ownership, management and toll collection of highways and roads. Includes also emergency road services and towing, street cleaning and road snow removal services.
Railway Operators
Companies engaged in the ownership and management of rail tracks. Includes also railway maintenance, emergency services, cleaning and snow removal services.
Parking Lot Operators
Companies engaged in the operation of parking lots and garages.
Highways & Rail Tracks
Owners and operators of transport infrastructure such as rail tracks, tunnels, bridges and roads. Includes toll collection, parking lot operations, emergency road services and towing, street cleaning, and independent bus terminal operators.
Transport Infrastructure
Owners and operators of highways, rail tracks, airports, and marine ports.
Transportation
Transporters of freight and passengers by air, land and sea, and operators of supporting services.
Industrials
Manufacturers of industrial equipment and commercial supplies, providers of related services, such as diversified trading, distribution operations and transportation services as well as providers of professional information services.
Auto & Truck Manufacturers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Auto and Truck Manufacturers Industry, none being dominant: the production of automobiles, consumer oriented light trucks, minivans, sports utility vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. Excludes: (heavy trucks, classified in Heavy Machinery & Vehicles), (bicycles and Recreational vehicle (RVs), classified in Recreational Products).
Motorcycles & Scooters
Companies engaged in the production of motorcycles, scooters and snowmobiles.
Automobiles & Multi Utility Vehicles
Companies engaged in the production of consumer cars, minivans and all-terrain vehicles.
Light Trucks
Companies engaged in the production of light duty consumer trucks.
Electrical (Alternative) Vehicles
Companies engaged in the production of electrical cars and other vehicles using alternative propulsion systems powered by rechargeable battery packs, such as hydrogen fuel cars.
Luxury Vehicles
Companies engaged in the production of sports cars, limousines and other luxury vehicles.
Auto & Truck Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of automobiles, consumer oriented light trucks, minivans, sports utility vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.
Auto & Truck Manufacturers
Manufacturers of automobiles, consumer-oriented light trucks, minivans, sports utility vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.
Auto, Truck & Motorcycle Parts (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Auto, Truck & Motorcycle Parts Industry, none being dominant: Includes manufacturing of original and replacement parts for cars, light trucks and motorcycles. Excludes: (tires, classified in Tires & Rubber Products).
Automotive Body Parts
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of automotive bodies for consumer cars and light trucks.
Engine & Powertrain Systems
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of gasoline engine and engine parts, such as pistons, valves, carburetors, fuel injection elements, among others.
Automotive Batteries
Companies engaged in the manufacture of vehicle batteries, including those used to provide electric propulsion.
Automotive Systems
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of automotive brake systems, steering, transmission and suspension systems, air-conditioning systems, navigation systems, among others. Excludes powertrain systems, classified in Engine & Powertrain Systems.
Automotive Accessories
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of automotive accessories, such as seats, mirrors, spoilers, bicycle carriers, among others.
Motorcycle Parts & Accessories
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of motorcycle, scooter and snowmobile parts and accessories.
Auto & Truck Parts Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of original and replacement parts for cars, light trucks and motorcycles.
Auto, Truck & Motorcycle Parts
Manufacturers of original and replacement parts for cars, light trucks and motorcycles.
Tires & Rubber Products (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Tires and Rubber Products Industry, none being dominant: Includes the manufacturing of tires, basic rubber products and rubber plantation operations. Includes also wholesaling of new and used tires, tire retreading and repairing materials, as well as molded and mechanical rubber goods production.
Tire & Tube Manufacturers
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of tires and tubes.
Tire Retreading
Companies engaged in the provision of retreading, recapping or rebuilding tires.
Industrial Rubber Products
Companies engaged in the provision of industrial equipment and parts made of rubber.
Rubber Plantations
Companies engaged in the operation of natural rubber plantations and producing rubber from latex sheets.
Tires & Rubber Products Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of new and used tires, basic rubber and rubber plantation products.
Tires & Rubber Products
Manufacturers of tires, basic rubber products and rubber plantation operations. Includes wholesalers of new and used tires and providers of tire retreading and repairing materials, as well as producers of molded and mechanical rubber goods.
Automobiles & Auto Parts
Manufacturers of automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, as well as related vehicle parts, tires and primary rubber products.
Textiles & Leather Goods (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Textiles and Leather Goods Industry, none being dominant: Includes the operation of cotton farming, woven and non-woven fabric mills, and the manufacturing of basic leather goods. Includes manufacturers of stock and primary leather goods, operators of cotton, wool, rayon, polyester, silk, velvet, hemp, lace and other fabric mills, fur bearing animal production and basic textile goods, such as linens, cloths, rags and bed sheets. Excludes: (leather shoes, classified in Footwear), (leather handbags, wallets and clothing, classified in Apparel & Accessories).
Synthetic Fabrics
Companies engaged in the production of nylon, acrylic and polyester fabrics.
Natural Fabrics
Companies engaged in the production of wool, cotton, flax, silk, linen, natural fur, cashmere and other natural fabrics.
Organic & Ecologically Produced Fabric
Companies engaged in the production of natural fabrics, such as wool, cotton, flax, silk, linen in compliance with organic agriculture/farming requirements (such as low environmental impact, use of biological fertilizers only, recyclable, no synthetic chemicals added).
Leather Goods
Companies engaged in the production of leather goods. Excludes leather handbags and luggage, classified under Handbags & Luggage.
Fur Goods
Companies engaged in the production of fur goods.
Fabric Dyeing & Finishing
Companies engaged in dyeing, finishing, bleaching, sizing of fabrics.
Yarn Goods
Companies engaged in the production of yarn goods, such as knitting yarns, hemp, rayon spun yarns, hard fiber yarns, among others.
Cotton Farming
Companies engaged in growing cotton.
Textiles & Leather Goods Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of cotton products, woven and non-woven fabric mill products, and the wholesale of basic leather goods. Includes wholesalers of stock and primary leather goods, cotton, wool, rayon, polyester, silk, velvet, hemp, lace and other fabric mills, fur bearing animal production and basic textile goods such as linens, cloths, rags and bed sheets.
Textiles & Leather Goods
Operators of cotton farms, and woven and non-woven fabric mills, as well as manufacturers of basic leather goods. Includes producers of stock and primary leather goods, cotton, wool, rayon, polyester, silk, velvet, hemp, lace and other fabric mills, fur bearing animal production and basic textile goods such as linens, cloths, rags and bed sheets.
Apparel & Accessories (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Apparel and Accessories industry, none being dominant: includes manufacturing of clothing, such as men, women and children's clothing, uniforms, jackets, hats, socks, gloves, robes, hosiery and swim suits. Includes also manufacturers of accessories such as handbags, attaché cases, umbrellas, cosmetic bags, jewelry, watches, luggage, dog collars and leashes. Excludes: (shoes, sneakers and slippers, classified in Footwear).
Men's Clothing
Companies engaged in the production of men's and boys' apparel, such as suits, coats, work clothing, underwear, outerwear, trousers, among others.
Women's Clothing
Companies engaged in the production of women and girls' apparel, such as coats, suits, underwear, outerwear, trousers, among others.
Children's & Infants' Clothing
Companies engaged in the production of apparel for children and infants.
Sportswear & Outdoors Clothing
Companies engaged in the production of sporting/athletic and outdoor apparel.
Jeans
Companies engaged in the production of trousers made from denim.
Knitwear
Companies engaged in the production of all types of women's and men's knitwear.
Lingerie
Companies engaged in the production of all types of women's lingerie.
Hosiery & Socks
Companies engaged in the production of hosiery and socks.
Industrial Clothing & Uniforms
Companies engaged in the production of work and industrial clothing, as well as various uniforms, such us military, police, firefighters' or civil servants' uniforms. Excludes sport uniforms, classified in Sportswear & Outdoors Clothing.
Fair Trade & Ethical Clothing
Companies engaged in the distribution of clothing directly from producers in developing countries at prices considered economically fair.
Luxury Clothing
Companies engaged in the production of Luxury Clothing.
Theatrical Costumes
Companies engaged in the production of theatrical and masquerade costumes.
Animal & Pet Clothing
Companies engaged in the production of clothing for pets and animals.
Luxury Accessories
Companies engaged in the production of luxury accessories, such as luxury handbags and purses, glasses, umbrellas, watches, jewelry and other luxury apparel accessories.
Accessories
Companies engaged in the production of apparel accessories, such as hats, caps, gloves, buttons, zippers, glasses, umbrellas and other apparel accessories.
Jewelry
Companies engaged in the production of jewelry items, such as bracelets, earrings, key cases, pins and brooches, necklaces and other jewelry products.
Watches
Companies engaged in the production of hand watches and watch parts manufacturing.
Handbags & Luggage
Companies engaged in the production of handbags, purses and hand luggage.
Fashion Eyewear
Companies engaged in the production of fashion glasses. Excludes producers of correction glasses (medical), classified in Glasses, Spectacles & Contact Lenses.
Apparel Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of all kind of apparel.
Apparel & Accessories
Manufacturers of clothing such as, men's, women's, children's and pet clothing, uniforms, jackets, hats, socks, gloves, robes, hosiery and swim suits. Includes producers of accessories such as handbags, attache cases, umbrellas, cosmetic bags, jewelry, watches, luggage.
Footwear (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Footwear industry, none being dominant: includes manufacturing of footwear such as dress shoes, sneakers, slippers, boots, galoshes, sandals and athletic and trade related footwear. Includes also manufacturers of footwear parts such as shoe laces, buckles, clasps, inner soles, heels and padding. Excludes: (leather stock for shoes, classified in Textiles and Leather Goods).
Men's Footwear
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of men's and boys' footwear.
Women's Footwear
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of women's and girls' footwear.
Children's & Infants' Footwear
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of Children & Infants Footwear.
Sports & Outdoor Footwear
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of Sports & Outdoor Footwear.
Luxury Footwear
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of Luxury Footwear.
Functional Footwear
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of special function footwear, such as massage shoes, magnetic shoes, weight loss and diabetic shoes.
Footwear Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of all kinds of footwear.
Footwear
Manufacturers of footwear such as dress shoes, sneakers, slippers, boots, galoshes, sandals and athletic and trade related footwear. Includes producers of footwear parts such as shoe laces, buckles, clasps, inner soles, heels and padding.
Textiles & Apparel
Manufacturers of fabrics, leather and other textiles, apparel, accessories and footwear.
Homebuilding (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Homebuilding Industry, none being dominant: includes construction of residential homes, mobile homes and prefabricated homes. Includes centralized homebuilding operations where work is channeled to specialized contractors. Excludes: (homebuilding and improvement fixtures such as plumbing supplies, door and window frames, classified in Construction Supplies & Fixtures), (hotel and office building construction, classified in Construction & Engineering).
Residential Builders - Single Homes
Companies engaged in the construction of single residential homes.
Residential Builders - Multifamily Homes
Companies engaged in the construction of multifamily residential homes.
Prefabricated Homes
Companies engaged in the construction of prefabricated (produced off-site) residential homes.
Sustainable & Energy Efficient Home Builders
Companies engaged in the construction of sustainable and energy efficient residential homes.
Retirement Home Builders
Companies engaged in the construction of retirement homes, retirement flats, retirement communities, elderly homes and social homes. Includes also building of independent and assisted living. Excludes builders of nursing homes, classified in Commercial Buildings.
Residential Architectural & Interior Design Services
Companies engaged in the provision of residential architectural and interior design services. Includes also interior decoration services with purchased interior supplies.
Homebuilding
Builders of residential homes, mobile homes and prefabricated homes. Includes centralized homebuilding operators where work is channeled to specialized contractors.
Construction Supplies & Fixtures (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Construction Supplies & Fixtures Industry, none being dominant: includes manufacturing of value added building products and home improvement components. Includes also manufacturers of door and window frames, moldings and trims, tile, roofing, gutters, floorboards, insulating material, plumbing fixtures, cabinets and other building supplies. Excludes: (basic materials such as raw cement, concrete and bricks, classified in Construction Materials), (lumber, plywood and other primary processed wood materials, classified in Forest & Wood Products).
Construction Supplies
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of value added building products and home improvement components, such as door and window frames, moldings and trims, tile, roofing, gutters, floorboards, insulating material and others.
Luxury Construction Supplies & Fixtures
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of luxury value added building products and home improvement components. Includes manufacturers of luxury door and window frames, moldings and trims, tile, roofing, gutters, floorboards, insulating material, plumbing fixtures, cabinets and other luxury building supplies.
Doors & Window Frames
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of doors and window frames. Includes manufacturing of window and door units, sash, window and door frames, and doors from wood or wood clad with metal or plastics.
Flooring & Interior Tile Manufacturers
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of flooring and interior tiles.
Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of plumbing fixtures and fittings. Includes manufacturers of products such as stainless steel pipe fittings, copper fittings, couplings, drainage pipe fittings, elbow fittings flanges, industrial pipe fitting, PVC Fittings, PVC Pipe fitting, pipe couplings, pipe elbows, pipe fittings, pipe reducers, pipe tees, pipe unions and plastic pipe fittings.
Kitchen Cabinets
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of kitchen cabinets, such as metal household-type furniture and freestanding cabinets. The furniture may be made on a stock or custom basis and may be assembled or unassembled (i.e. knockdown).
Bathroom Fixtures
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of bathroom fixtures, such as washbasins, baths, shower cabinets, faucets, among others.
Roofing Supplies
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of roofing supplies, such as roof tiles and gutters.
Lighting Fixtures
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of lighting fixtures, such as all kind of lamps and illuminations.
Construction Supplies & Fixtures Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of construction supplies and fixtures.
Construction Supplies & Fixtures
Manufacturers of value-added building products and home improvement components. Includes, door and window frames, moldings and trims, tile, roofing, gutters, floorboards, insulating material, plumbing fixtures, cabinets and other building supplies.
Homebuilding & Construction Supplies
Builders of residential homes, mobile homes and prefabricated homes, and manufacturers of value-added building products and home improvement components.
Appliances, Tools & Housewares (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Appliances, Tools & Housewares industry, none being dominant: includes manufacturing of kitchen appliances, hand and light power tools, gardening tools, cookware, silverware and other household goods. Includes manufacturers of stoves, refrigerators, blenders, washer/dryers, vacuum cleaners, pottery, hairdryers, clocks, home use drills, lawnmowers, rakes, shovels, as well as silverware, china, cutlery, cooking utensils and other related housewares. Excludes: (commercial use power tools, classified in Industrial Machinery & Equipment), (audio/video equipment, classified in Household Electronics), (furniture and carpets, classified in Home Furnishing).
Household Appliances
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of household appliances, such as washer/dryers, vacuum cleaners, hairdryers, home use drills, lawnmowers, among others.
Tools & Housewares
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of hand, light power and gardening tools, cookware, pottery, china, cooking utensils and others.
Kitchen Appliances
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of kitchen appliances, such as refrigerators, blenders, cookers, stoves, ovens, microwaves, juice extractors, among others.
Cutlery & Flatware
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of cutlery and flatware. Some of the common types of cutlery are knives, spoons and forks and related cutting instruments. Includes also manufacturers of dishes, bowls, cups, mugs, and glasses.
Appliance & Houseware Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of household appliances and housewares.
Luxury Appliances
Companies engaged in the manufacture of luxury household appliances, such as luxury kitchen appliances, stoves, refrigerators, blenders, washer/dryers, vacuum cleaners, hairdryers, home use drills, lawnmowers, among others.
Appliances, Tools & Housewares
Manufacturers of kitchen appliances, hand and light power tools, gardening tools, cookware, silverware and other household goods. Includes manufacturers of stoves, refrigerators, blenders, washer/dryers, vacuum cleaners, pottery, hairdryers, clocks, home use drills, lawnmowers, rakes, shovels, as well as silverware, china, cutlery, cooking utensils and other related house wares.
Home Furnishings (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Home Furnishing Industry, none being dominant: includes manufacturing of furniture, non-upholstered kitchenware, floor coverings, wall coverings and related furnishings. Includes also manufacturers of couches, mattresses, bed frames and headboards, desks, tables, chairs, tables, draws, entertainment centers and stands, wall units, outdoor furniture, carpets, rugs, wall paper, blinds, shades and curtains. Excludes: (tiles, classified in Construction Supplies & Fixtures), (pianos, classified in Recreational Products).
Carpets & Curtains
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of carpets, rugs and curtains, blinds and shades.
Wallpaper
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of wallpaper. Wallpaper is a kind of material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings. Wallpapers can come plain (so that it can be painted), textured (such as Anaglypta), or with patterned graphics.
Furniture & Art
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of home furniture, such as couches, mattresses, bed frames and headboards, desks, tables, chairs, tables, draws and others. Includes also the designers and providers of applied art items, paintings, sculptures and other pieces of art.
Luxury Furnishing
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of luxury furniture, non-upholstered kitchenware, floor coverings, wall coverings and related furnishings. Includes manufacturers of luxury couches, mattresses, bed frames and headboards, desks, tables, chairs, tables, draws, entertainment centers and stands, wall units, outdoor furniture, carpets, rugs, wall paper, blinds, shades and curtains.
Antiques
Companies engaged in the renovation and distribution of antiques, as well as the production of antique-style furniture. Antique furniture is collectible interior furnishings of considerable age.
Home Furnishings Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of home furniture, non-upholstered kitchenware, floor coverings, wall coverings and related furnishings. Includes wholesale of couches, mattresses, bed frames and headboards, desks, tables, chairs, tables, draws, entertainment centers and stands, wall units, outdoor furniture, carpets, rugs, wall paper, blinds, shades and curtains.
Home Furnishings
Manufacturers of furniture, non-upholstered kitchenware, floor coverings, wall coverings and related furnishings. Includes producers of couches, mattresses, bed frames and headboards, desks, tables, chairs, tables, draws, entertainment centers and stands, wall units, outdoor furniture, carpets, rugs, wall paper, blinds, shades and curtains.
Household Goods
Manufacturers of household appliances, tools, house wares and home furnishing goods.
Toys & Children's Products (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Toys & Children's Products industry, none being dominant: includes production of toys, games, computer games and consoles. Excludes: (motorcycles and snowmobiles, classified in Auto & Truck Manufacturers ), (digital cameras and peripherals, classified in Household Electronics).
Dolls & Stuffed Toys
Companies engaged in the production of dolls and stuffed toys.
Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles
Companies engaged in the production of traditional games, toys and vehicles for children.
Children's Safety Products
Companies engaged in the production of children's safety products, such as child safety seats, child safety locks, baby safety bumper pads and corner pads, baby monitors, baby safety gates and others.
Children's Furniture
Companies engaged in the production of children's furniture, such as baby cribs, cradles, toddler beds, playpens, nursery furniture and other children's furniture.
Children's Products & Accessories
Companies engaged in the production of baby carriages and strollers, baby walkers, baby crockery and cutlery, baby pacifiers, children's cosmetics and care products.
Toys & Children's Products Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of toys and children's products.
Toys & Children's Products
Manufacturers of toys, games, computer games and consoles. Includes also producers of prenatal and preschool products such as prams, carriers and cots.
Recreational Products (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Recreational Products industry, none being dominant: includes manufacturing of sporting goods, camping equipment, RVs, bicycles and musical instruments. Excludes: (motorcycles and snowmobiles, classified in Auto & Truck Manufacturers), (digital cameras and peripherals, classified in Household Electronics), (golf courses, travel agencies and amusement parks, classified in Leisure & Recreation).
Sailing Yachts & Motorboats
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of sailing yachts and motorboats.
Bicycle Manufacturing
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of bicycles and bicycle accessories.
Sporting & Outdoor Goods
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of sporting goods, such as athletic goods, gymnasium and playground equipment, swimming pools as well as outdoor goods, such as tents, camping, mountain and diving equipment, among others.
Musical Instruments
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of musical instruments, including Autophones, Banjos, Bells, Chimes and parts, Drums (musical instruments), parts, and accessories, Electric musical instruments, Flutes and parts, Guitars and parts, Hammers, Piano, Keyboards, Mandolins, Mouthpieces for musical instruments, Percussion musical instruments, Saxophones and parts, Trumpets and parts, Violins and Xylophones.
Luxury Recreational Products
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of luxury sporting goods, such as luxury yachts, camping equipment, RVs, bicycles and musical instruments.
Leisure Products Wholesale
Companies engaged in the wholesale of sporting goods, camping equipment, RVs, bicycles and musical instruments.
Recreational Products
Manufacturers of sporting goods, camping equipment, motor homes, caravans, bicycles and musical instruments.
Leisure Products
Manufacturers of toys, games, computer games and consoles, as well as recreational products, such as sporting goods, camping equipment, musical instruments and bicycles.
Cyclical Consumer Products
Manufacturers and producers of durable goods such as household goods, as well as textiles, Apparel & Accessories. Includes homebuilders.
Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines Industry, none being dominant: operation of hotels, bed and breakfast inns, motels, cabins, cottages, youth hostels, cruise lines and other tourist and boarding lodges. Excludes: (hotels with casino operations, classified as Casinos & Gaming), (ski resorts and amusement parks with resort owned hotel service, where the ski or amusement operation comprises the dominant operation, classified in Leisure & Recreation).
Hotels & Motels
Companies engaged in the operation of hotels, bed and breakfast inns, motels, cabins, cottages, youth hostels and others.
Cruise Lines
Companies engaged in the operation of scenic and sightseeing cruise lines.
Luxury Hotels
Companies engaged in the operation of upscale luxury and full service hotels.
Resort Operators
Companies engaged in the operation of holiday resorts that combine hotels, restaurants and sports & entertainment centers in one place, such as ski, seaside, spa, golf, all-inclusive resorts.
Bed & Breakfast
Companies engaged in the operation of bed and breakfast inns.
Self-Catering Accommodation
Companies engaged in the operation of self-catering holiday cottages, houses, flats and apartments.
Campsite Operators
Companies engaged in the operation of campsites, primarily to accommodate campers and their equipment, including tents, tent trailers, travel trailers, and RVs (recreational vehicles). These establishments may provide access to facilities, such as washrooms, laundry rooms, recreation halls and playgrounds, stores, and snack bars.
Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines
Operators of accommodation services including hotels, bed and breakfast inns, motels, cabins, cottages, youth hostels, cruise lines and other tourist and boarding lodges.
Restaurants & Bars (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Restaurants & Bars industry, none being dominant: operation of restaurants, diners, taverns, pubs, bars, nightclubs, banquet halls, fixed location snack bars, food cart vendors, food service contractors and companies engaged in commercial food service equipment wholesaling. Excludes: (catering services for airlines, classified in Airport Services).
Pubs, Bars & Night Clubs
Companies engaged in the operation of pubs, bars and nightclubs.
Commercial Food Services
Companies engaged in food service operations in lodging properties, clubs, restaurants, and other business that exist to make a profit from the sales of food and beverage products.
Quick Service Restaurants
Companies engaged in the operation of quick service restaurants.
Mobile Caterers
Companies engaged in the provision of mobile catering services, including selling prepared food from some sort of vehicle. It can be through a food cart, which is a motor less trailer that can be hauled by automobile, bicycle, or hand to the point of sale, often a public sidewalk or park.
Banquet Halls & Catering
Companies engaged in the provision of banquet organization and associated services.
Cafés
Companies engaged in the operation of cafes, coffee houses and coffee shops, often offering auxiliary snacks, such as prepared food, cakes, sandwiches.
Restaurants & Bars
Operators of restaurants, diners, taverns, pubs, nightclubs, banquet halls, fixed location snack bars, food cart vendors, food service contractors and wholesalers of commercial food service equipment.
Casinos & Gaming (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Casinos and Gaming industry, none being dominant: casinos and gambling operations. Companies classified as casinos will often engage in auxiliary restaurant and hotel services. Includes stand alone casinos, casino hotels, riverboat casinos, bingo halls, gambling machine manufacturers, lottery services, internet gambling services, bookmaking and other gambling services. Excludes: (horse and dog race tracks, classified in Leisure & Recreation), (cruise lines with auxiliary gambling operations, classified in Hotels, Motels & Cruise Lines).
Gambling & Gaming Machine Manufacturers
Companies engaged in the manufacture of gambling and gaming machines, such as slots, roulette machines, blackjack machines and others.
Gaming Machine Operators
Companies engaged in the operating of gambling and gaming machines, such as slots, roulette machines, blackjack machines and others.
Casinos
Companies engaged in the operation Casinos and Casino Hotels.
Horse & Dog Race Tracks
Companies engaged in operation of racetracks for horse races or dog races.
Lottery Operators
Companies engaged in operation, organization, implementation of lotteries or sales agency services.
Casinos & Gaming
Operators of casinos and gambling operations. Includes stand-alone casinos, casino hotels, riverboat casinos, bingo halls, gambling machine manufacturers, lottery services, internet gambling services, bookmaking and other gambling services.
Leisure & Recreation (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Leisure & Recreation industry, none being dominant: tour operations, travel agencies, amusement parks, golf courses, gaming and fishing preserves, sport stadiums, sports teams, movie theaters, dance and theatrical companies, recreational goods rentals and other leisure services. Excludes: (casinos, classified in Casinos & Gaming), (manufacturers of recreational products, classified in Recreational Products).
Movie Theaters & Movie Products
Companies engaged in operation of movie theaters and organization of film festivals.
Theatres & Performing Arts
Companies engaged in operation of theaters and performing arts. Performing arts include dance, music, opera, theatre, magic, Spoken word, circus arts and musical theatre.
Museums & Historic Places
Companies engaged in preservation and exhibition of museums and historic places.
Travel Agents
Companies engaged in provision of travel services.
Amusement Parks and Zoos
Companies engaged in operation of amusement parks, theme parks and zoos.
Gyms, Fitness and Spa Centers
Companies engaged in operation of gyms, fitness and spa centers.
Adventure Sports Facilities & Ski Resorts
Companies engaged in operation of adventure sports facilities and ski resorts.
Public Sport Facilities
Companies engaged in operation of public sport facilities.
Professional Sports Venues
Companies engaged in operation of professional sports venues. Includes sports teams engaged in playing professional football, rugby, cricket and baseball. Includes companies offering venues, such as stadiums or playing grounds, for the sports teams to operate from.
Golf Courses
Companies engaged in operation of golf courses.
Hunting & Fishing
Companies engaged in operation of hunting and fishing area.
Marinas
Companies engaged in operation of boating, sailing and yacht clubs.
Guided Tour Operators
Companies engaged in providing of tours products with guided services.
Leisure & Recreation
Tour operators, travel agencies, amusement parks, golf courses, gaming and fishing preserves, sport stadiums, sports teams, movie theaters, dance and theatrical Companies, recreational goods rentals and other leisure services.
Hotels & Entertainment Services
Operators of hotels, motels, cruise lines, restaurants, casinos, gaming operations, sports stadiums, golf courses, amusement parks and other recreational services.
Advertising & Marketing (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Advertising & Marketing Industry, none being dominant: print and broadcast media advertising agencies, marketing research, public opinion research, public relations and other marketing and consulting services.
Advertising Agency
Companies engaged in creating, planning and handling advertising and placing the advertisement in various media.
Media Buying Agency
Companies engaged in purchasing time and advertising space from media and selling it to advertising agencies.
Signs & Advertising Specialty Producers
Companies engaged in manufacturing signs and specialty products for advertising purpose.
Outdoor Advertising
Companies engaged in creating, planning and handling mainly outdoor advertisings.
Direct Marketing
Companies engaged in planning and consulting on direct marketing and promotion solutions via various means.
Sales Promotions & Events Management
Companies engaged in promoting and increasing in sales, usage or trial of a product or service, or managing to create and develop festivals, events and conferences for other entities.
Guerrilla Marketing
Companies engaged in providing unconventional system of promotions that relies on time, energy and imagination.
Public Relations
Companies engaged in consultancy service providing campaigns that promote interests and image of corporations, individuals, and governments.
Digital Media Agencies
Companies engaged in providing services related to digital media.
Branding & Naming
Companies engaged in creating, launching and managing brands as well as rebranding, or planning of branding strategy for others.
Market Research
Companies engaged in gathering, researching and interpretation of market information or public opinion.
Marketing Consulting Services
Companies engaged in providing marketing plans, advices and consultancy to businesses and entities.
Advertising & Marketing
Print, digital and broadcast media advertising agencies, marketing research, public opinion research, public relations and other marketing and consulting services.
Broadcasting (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Broadcasting Industry, none being dominant: operation of television, radio, cable and satellite broadcasting services. Excludes: (satellite telecommunication services, classified in Wireless Telecommunication Services).
Television Broadcasting
Companies engaged in programming and distribution of audio and video content.
Radio Broadcasting
Companies engaged in radio broadcasting. The activity creates programs of its own or acquires from external sources.
Cable Service Providers
Companies engaged in distribution of broadcasting programs.
Broadcasting
Providers of television, radio, cable internet, satellite/non-cable broadcasting services.
Entertainment Production (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Entertainment Production Industry, none being dominant: motion picture, television syndicate, teleproduction, music and music video production, recording studio, theater and animated cartoon production.
Movie, TV Production & Distribution
Companies engaged in creation, production, distribution and licensing and marketing of motion pictures and TV programs.
Music, Music Video Production & Distribution
Companies engaged in creation, production, distribution and licensing and marketing of music records and other sound recordings.
Plays & Concert Production
Companies engaged in production of live performances such as musicals, plays, operas, comedies, circus, magic shows and other performances.
Entertainment Production Equipment & Services
Companies engaged in manufacturing of entertainment production instrument, equipment and facilities. Includes also companies providing technical services to film and TV program production, or organizing and promoting live performances, as well as independent agent service providers for various entertainers.
Copyright Management
Companies engaged in management and licensing of copyrights on behalf of rights owners such as authors, composers, publishers, writers, photographers, musicians and performers.
Adult Entertainment Production & Broadcasting
Companies engaged in production and broadcasting of adult entertainment contents.
Entertainment Production
Producers of motion pictures, syndicated television, teleproduction, music and music videos. Includes operators of recording studios, theaters and providers of production services such as editing, special effects contracting, video conversion, as well as distribution services.
Consumer Publishing (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Consumer Publishing Industry, none being dominant: publishing of books, magazines, newspapers, directories, maps, catalogs, as well as printed and electronic database publishers. Excludes: (information retrieval services without proprietary content, classified in IT Services & Consulting), (information service providers of financial content, classified in Professional Information Services, (contract-based magazine, book and newsprint printing, classified in Commercial Printing Services).
Newspaper Publishing
Companies engaged in publishing newspapers.
Magazine Publishing
Companies engaged in publishing magazines.
Book Publishing
Companies engaged in publishing of books in print, electronic, or audio form.
Directory Publishing
Companies engaged in publishing of directory content ranging from mailing addresses, telephone directories to directories of businesses in print or electronic form.
Digital Publishing
Companies engaged in digital publication of e-books and electronic articles, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues.
Adult Publishing
Companies engaged in publication of adult magazines.
Consumer Publishing
Publishers of books, magazines, newspapers, directories, maps and catalogs, as well as printed and electronic databases.
Media & Publishing
Providers of advertising, marketing, broadcasting, entertainment production and publishing services.
Cyclical Consumer Services
Providers of accommodation, entertainment and leisure services, marketing and advertising services and media & publishing services.
Department Stores (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Department Stores Industry, none being dominant: the operation of department store chains including auxiliary internet and mail order facilities.
General Department Stores
Companies engaged in operation of retail stores offering multiple lines of personal and residential goods such as apparel, jewelry, home furnishings, electronics and appliances.
Luxury Department Stores
Companies engaged in operation of retail stores offering multiple lines of high-end and luxury brands.
Internet & Mail Order Department Stores
Companies engaged in retail of all types of merchandise through Internet.
Department Stores
Retailers operating department store chains offering a diversified product line. Includes auxiliary internet and mail order facilities.
Discount Stores (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Discount Stores industry, none being dominant: operation of stores offering a diversified product line at a discount. Includes also discount stores with auxiliary internet and mail order facilities.
Internet & Mail Order Discount Stores
Companies engaged in online retail of diversified product line at a discount.
Discount Stores with Grocery
Companies engaged in operation of discount stores with grocery. Includes companies offering a diversified line of products with none being dominant. Excludes operators of stores that are majority in food retailing, classified in Food Retail & Distribution.
Discount Stores without Grocery
Companies engaged in operation of discount stores without grocery. Includes companies offering a diversified line of products with none being dominant. Excludes operators of stores that are majority in food retailing, classified in Food Retail & Distribution.
Discount Stores with Gasoline
Companies engaged in operation of discount stores with gasoline store.
Discount Stores without Gasoline
Companies engaged in operation of discount stores without gasoline store.
Discount Stores
Retailers operating stores with a diversified product lines at a discount. Includes discount stores with auxiliary or primarily internet and mail order facilities.
Diversified Retail
Retailers offering diversified product lines through department, discount and online or mail order stores.
Auto Vehicles, Parts & Service Retailers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Auto Vehicles, Parts & Service Retailers industry, none being dominant: retailers of auto vehicles, parts and services.
New Car Dealers
Companies engaged in retailing of new cars, consumer oriented light trucks, minivans, sports utility vehicles based on a dealership contract with automobile makers. Includes also the provision of maintenance services for cars.
Used Car Dealers
Companies engaged in retailing of used cars, consumer oriented light trucks, minivans, sports utility vehicles.
Motorcycle Dealers
Companies engaged in retailing of new and used motorcycles, electric bikes and motor scooters. Includes also the provision of maintenance services for motorcycle.
Automotive Parts & Accessories Retailers
Companies engaged in retailing of parts and accessories for automobiles and motorcycles along with repair services.
Tire Dealers
Companies engaged in retailing of new and used tires and tubes along with repair services.
Luxury Car Dealers
Companies engaged in retailing of luxury cars.
Auto Vehicles, Parts & Service Retailers
Retailers of auto vehicles, parts and services.
Home Improvement Products & Services Retailers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Home Improvement Products & Services Retailers industry, none being dominant: retailers of home and garden improvement products and services, as well as building materials.
Paint & Wallpaper Retailers
Retailers of paint, wallpaper and related products.
Builder Merchants
Companies engaged in retail of value added building products such as door and window frames, moldings and trims, roofing, gutters, floorboards, tiles, insulating materials, plumbing fixtures, electrical supplies, prefabricated buildings and kits, and other supplies.
Nursery & Garden Centers
Retailers of nursery products such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, sod, fertilizers, as well as lawn care and gardening supplies and tools.
Kitchen & Bathroom Retailers
Retailers of kitchen and bathroom fixtures and supplies such as cabinets, sinks, faucets, pipes and bathtubs.
Home Décor Retailers
Retailers of home décor products, such as handicraft, artforms, paintings, sculptures, applied art pieces, artificial flora, artwork and other home decoration products.
Interior Design Services
Companies engaged in planning, designing, and decoration of interior spaces of houses and offices.
Luxury Home Improvement Product Retailers
Retailers of luxury home and garden improvement products, as well as luxury building materials.
Home Improvement Products & Services Retailers
Retailers of home and garden improvement products and services, as well as building materials.
Home Furnishings Retailers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Home Furnishings Retailers industry, none being dominant: retailers of home furnishings and furniture. Excludes kitchen and bathroom improvement specialists (classified in Home Improvement Products & Services Retailers).
Furniture Retailers
Retailers of furniture such as desks, tables, chairs, cabinets, drawers, bed frames and headboards, entertainment centers and stands and outdoor furniture.
Floor Covering Retailers
Retailers of carpets, rugs, wood or vinyl floor coverings, and floor tiles.
Soft Furnishing Retailers
Retailers of couches, mattresses, cushions, beddings, bathroom textiles, curtains, blinds, shades.
Luxury Furnishing Retailers
Retailers of luxury home furnishings and furniture.
Antique Dealers
Retailers of antiques including frescos, sculptures, porcelains, handicrafts and other antiques.
Home Furnishings Retailers
Retailers of home furnishings and furniture.
Apparel & Accessories Retailers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Apparel & Accessories Retailers industry, none being dominant: operation of men, women and children's clothing and accessories stores, as well as retailers of handbags, footwear, leather goods, luggage, jewelry and watches.
Footwear Retailers
Retailers of men's, women's, children's footwear, as well as sporting footwear. Includes also companies engaged in footwear and leather goods.
Jewelry & Watch Retailers
Retailers of jewelry, watches and clocks. Includes also jewelry and watch repair services.
Men's Apparel Retailers
Retailers of men's and boy's outerwear and underwear.
Women's Apparel Retailers
Retailers of women's and girls' outwear, underwear and hosiery. Includes also retailers of maternity products.
Children's & Infants' Clothing Retailers
Retailers of children's and infants clothing's, as well as infant bedding, bibs, infant soft goods and accessories.
Teen Fashion Retailers
Retailers of apparels and related accessories for teenagers.
Handbags & Luggage Retailers
Retailers of handbags, purses, wallets, suitcases and other luggage.
Luxury Apparel Retailers
Retailers of luxury apparel brands and luxury handbag & luggage brands.
Sports & Outdoors Retailers
Retailers of sports wears and outdoor wears, such as tracksuits, swimsuits and wind pants.
Apparel & Accessories Retailers
Retailers of men, women and children's clothing and accessories stores, including retailers of handbags, footwear, leather goods, luggage, jewelry and watches.
Computer & Electronics Retailers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Computer & Electronics Retailers industry, none being dominant: retailing of computers and peripherals, consumer electronics and other technology products. Includes retail of household appliances, audio and video equipment, consumer software, digital cameras, cell phones and components and other electronic goods.
Computer Hardware & Software Retailers
Retailers of desktop computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, computer peripherals and computer software products.
Consumer Electronics Retailers
Retailers of consumer electronics such as home audio and video products and household appliances.
Mobile Phone Retailers
Retailers of mobile phones, pagers, and accessories.
Computer & Electronics Retailers
Retailers of computers and peripherals, consumer electronics and other technology products. Includes retailers of household appliances, audio and video equipment, consumer software, digital cameras, cell phones and components, and other electronic goods.
Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers Industry, none being dominant: operation of specialized stores and dealerships. Includes operators of office supply, book, toy, vision care, video rental, sporting equipment and other focused retail outlets. Excludes: (stores specializing in computers and other technology products, classified in Computers & Electronics Retailers), (stores specializing in jewelry, luggage, men, women, and children's clothing, classified in Apparel & Accessories Retailers), (stores specializing in home and garden improvement products and services, classified in Home Improvement Products & Services Retailers), (home furnishings and furniture, classified in Home Furnishings Retailers) and (auto vehicles, parts and services, classified in Auto Vehicles, Parts & Services Retailers).
Luxury Beauty Supply Retailers
Retailers of luxury cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries, and personal grooming products.
Personal Care Products Retailers
Retailers of cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries, and personal grooming products.
Optical Goods Stores
Companies engaged in retailing and fitting eyeglasses, frames, lenses, sunglasses and contact lenses.
Health Food Stores
Retailers of health food such as vitamins, nutritional supplements and special dietary foods.
Musical Instrument Retailers
Retailers of string instruments, wind instruments and percussion instruments. Includes also the provision of repair and maintenance services.
Hobby & Craft Product Retailers
Retailers of radio-controlled airplanes, boats, cars and helicopters, model cars, trains, rockets, scale figures based on anime or film, as well as craft supplies.
Toys & Games Retailers
Retailers of dolls, stuffed toys, games, computer games and consoles.
Book & Magazine Retailers
Retailers of new books, magazines and newspapers, along with CDs and DVDs. Includes also retail of second-hand books as well as the rental of books and videos.
Florists
Retailers of cut flowers, floral arrangements, and potted plants.
Office Supplies & Stationery Stores
Retailers of stationery, school and office supplies.
Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Stores
Retailers of gifts, novelty, souvenir, seasonal and holiday decorations and greeting cards.
Used Merchandise Stores
Retailers of used merchandise and secondhand goods. Excludes : (used motor vehicle retailer, classified under Used Car Dealers), (used book retailer, classified under Book & Magazine Retailers).
Sporting Goods Stores
Retailers of sporting goods such as sports equipment and accessories.
Pet & Pet Supplies Retailers
Retailers of pets, pet foods and other supplies.
Adult Products Retailers
Retailers of sex toys, pornography and other adult products. Includes also adult video stores and adult book stores.
Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers
Retailers operating specialized stores and dealerships. Includes operators of office supply, book, toy, vision care, video rental, sporting equipment and other focused retail outlets.
Specialty Retailers
Retailers operating stores and dealerships focused on a single area. Includes auto part, home improvement, home furnishing, office supply, toy, sporting equipment, book, kitchenware and houseware retailers. Includes also garden centers, car and truck dealerships.
Retailers
Retailers that operate department, discount, catalog and internet, apparel & accessories, computers and electronics and other specialty stores.
Consumer Cyclicals
Manufacturers of automobiles, household goods, textiles and other products, as well as homebuilders and retailers, and providers of consumer services, such as hotel, entertainment and media services.
Brewers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Brewers Industry, none being dominant. Includes manufacturing of beer and malt liquor.
Craft & Micro Brewers
Small and independent manufacturers of beer and malt liquor. Micro brewers are breweries which produce a limited amount of beer.
Brewers
Manufacturers of beer and malt liquor.
Distillers & Wineries (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Distillers & Wineries Industry, none being dominant: manufacturing wine, champagne and sparkling wine, as well as distilled alcoholic beverages such as vodka, brandy, whisky, gin, sake and other malt and blended alcoholic beverages.
Wineries
Companies engaged in manufacturing, wine, champagne and sparkling wine.
Distilleries
Companies engaged in manufacturing distilled alcoholic beverages such as vodka, brandy, whisky, gin, and sake.
Malt Producers
Companies engaged in manufacturing malts. Malt is mostly used as the basic raw material in beer and whisky. Grain malt is also used in food products, which include breakfast cereals, confectionary, baked goods, malt vinegar and malt extracts which are a primary ingredients many food and soft drink product.
Distillers & Wineries
Manufacturers of wine, champagne and sparkling wine, as well as distilled alcoholic beverages such as vodka, brandy, whisky, gin, sake and other malt and blended alcoholic beverages.
Non-Alcoholic Beverages (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Non-Alcoholic Beverages Industry, none being dominant: manufacturing non-alcoholic beverages such as water, fruit drinks, soft drinks, iced coffee and tea as well as other flavored beverages. Excludes: (tea bags and instant coffee manufacturing, fruit juices and concentrates, classified in Food Processing).
Carbonated Soft Drinks
Companies engaged in manufacturing carbonated beverages, such as soda, coke and other carbonated soft drinks.
Fruit Drinks
Companies engaged in manufacturing juice and other fruit-flavored drinks.
Energy Drinks
Companies engaged in manufacturing energy drinks containing caffeine and sugar with additional ingredients.
Bottled Water & Ice
Companies engaged in manufacturing purified water, mineral water and ice.
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Manufacturers of non-alcoholic beverages such as water, fruit drinks, soft drinks, coffee and tea, as well as other flavored beverages.
Beverages
Brewers, distillers, producers and distributors of beer and malt liquor, wine and distilled liquors, as well as non-alcoholic beverages including water, fruit drinks, sodas and other flavored beverages.
Fishing & Farming (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Fishing & Farming Industry, none being dominant. Includes commercial farming of fruits, vegetables, seeds, grains, sugarcane, animal feeds and other farm produce. Includes also commercial ocean and fresh water fishing, shell fish harvesting, as well as the raising of livestock such as cattle, pigs, poultry, goats and domesticated animal breeding and raising; and companies engaged in genetic research and modification for agricultural purposes. Excludes: (tobacco farming, classified in Tobacco), (farming and fishing operation that engage in processing, canning and packaging of produce, fish and animal products, classified in Food Processing).
Grain (Crop) Production
Companies engaged in growing, farming and harvesting grains such as corn, rice, wheat, soybean, barley, millet, oats, hay and other crops. Excludes :(cotton farming, classified under Cotton Farming activity).
Poultry Farming
Companies engaged in raising, breeding and hatching meat-type chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, as well as production of related eggs.
Sheep & Specialty Livestock Farming
Companies engaged in raising animals other than cattle, pigs, poultry and fish, such as lambs/sheep, elk, crocodiles and horses, for meat.
Vegetable, Fruit & Nut Farming
Companies engaged in farming vegetables, fruits and nuts, and producing related seeds.
Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Farming
Companies engaged in coffee, tea and cocoa farming and producing related seeds.
Sugarcane Farming
Companies engaged in farming sugarcane. Includes also cane farming, sugar and field production.
Commercial Nurseries
Companies engaged in growing farm nursery products and garden nursery products such as flowers and plants. Excludes: (nurseries for trees, classified in Forest Nurseries & Gathering of Forest Products).
Commercial Fishing
Companies engaged in catching fish, shellfish and other seafood from wild fisheries. Includes also immediate processing of fish and seafood in fisheries.
Aquaculture
Companies engaged in cultivating and harvesting fish, shellfish and aquatic plants.
Fur Farming
Companies engaged in raising fur-bearing animals. Includes the practice of breeding or raising certain types of animals for their fur.
Animal Breeding
Companies engaged in providing breeding services for farm animals as well as pets.
Agriculture Support Services
Companies engaged in providing agriculture supporting services such as soil preparation, planting, and cultivating services, crop harvesting, postharvest crop activities, farm labor contractors and farm management services.
Organic Farming
Companies engaged in farming which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity.
Animal Feed
Companies engaged in manufacturing feedstuffs, feed supplements and compound feeds for farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys, geese and others.
Agricultural Consultancy Services
Companies engaged in providing agricultural consultancy services integrating two or more services in the following: farm mapping, soil and plant analysis, fertilizer recommendations, pest management, weed control, crop residue management, laboratory services, and environmental services.
Fishing & Farming Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesale distribution of grains, livestock, raw milk, live poultry, fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, fishery products, animal feeds, fur and hairs, fertilizers, pesticides, plant seeds and bulbs.
Agricultural Biotechnology
Companies engaged in development of genetically modified foods and other agricultural biotechnology products.
Hog & Pig Farming
Companies engaged in breeding, farrowing, and raising hogs and pigs.
Cattle Farming
Companies engaged in breeding and raising beef cattle, veal calf and dairy cattle. Includes also milking dairy cattle.
Fishing & Farming
Operators of commercial farms and fisheries, as well as providers of genetic research and modification for agricultural purposes. Includes growers of fruits, vegetables, grains, animal feeds and other produce. Includes also harvesters of fish and operators of aquaculture, as well as raisers of livestock such as cattle, pigs and poultry.
Food Processing (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Food Processing industry, none being dominant: processing and packaging produce, meats, fish, animal feeds, fruit juices and dairy products. Includes grain milling, crop cleaning, grading and packaging, animal slaughtering and packaging operations, seafood processing, freezing, canning operations, juice, coffee, tea, diary and all other food manufacturers, including pet foods. Excludes: (primary crop growers, classified in Fishing & Farming).
Flour Milling
Companies engaged in milling flour or blending flour mixes or doughs.
Bread & Bakery Product Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing fresh or packaged bread and bakery product.
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing breakfast cereal foods made from grains such as wheat, corn and oat cereals.
Cookie, Cracker & Pasta Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing cookies, crackers and pasta.
Fruit & Vegetable Processing
Companies engaged in manufacturing canned, pickled, dried and brined fruits and vegetables.
Meat Processing
Companies engaged in slaughtering animals, and processing meat such as pork, beef, lamb, chicken, and meat by-products, as well as the production of sausage, ham and other meat products. Excludes slaughtering and processing animals according to Islamic law, classified in Halal Meat Processing.
Halal Meat Processing
Companies engaged in slaughtering and processing Halal animals according to Islamic law.
Seafood Product Preparation & Packaging
Companies engaged in processing and canning fresh and frozen seafood, as well as smoked, salted or dried seafood.
Dairy Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing fluid milk, dried or condensed milk, as well as dairy byproducts such as cheese, butter and yogurt.
Starch, Vegetable Fat & Oil Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacture of edible oil from starch, vegetables, nuts and sunflowers.
Coffee & Tea
Companies engaged in manufacturing roasted coffee, coffee and tea concentrates, herbal tea, and coffee extracts, flavorings, and syrups.
Sugar & Artificial Sweeteners
Companies engaged in processing and refining sugar and artificial sweeteners.
Chocolate & Confectionery
Companies engaged in manufacture of chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectioneries.
Snack Food & Non-Chocolate Confectionary
Companies engaged in manufacturing non-chocolate confectioneries and snack foods.
Special Foods & Wellbeing Products
Companies engaged in manufacture of healthcare and food supplement such as nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements.
Food Ingredients
Companies engaged in manufacturing food ingredients such as mayonnaise, dressing, spice, seasonings, extracts other prepared food ingredients.
Baby Food
Companies engaged in manufacturing baby food such as infant milk, cereals, infant nutritional foods and others.
Ready-Made Meals
Companies engaged in manufacturing ready-made meals such as instant rice, noodles, and dumplings.
All Other Food Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing foods, other than flour, bread, cereal, cookie, processed fruit and vegetables, meat, seafood, diary, starch, coffee, chocolate, confectionary, food ingredients, baby food, readymade meals, frozen food and pet food.
Frozen Food Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing frozen food and snacks such as ice-cream, milkshakes, sundaes, frozen fruits and vegetables, and frozen fruit juices, drinks, cocktail mixes and concentrates.
Pet Food Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing food for pets and companion animals. Includes manufacturing of animal food (except dog and cat) from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.
Food Processing
Processers and packagers of produce, meats, fish, animal feeds, fruit juices, coffee, tea and dairy products. Includes grain milling, crop cleaning, grading and packaging, animal slaughtering and packaging operations, seafood processing, freezing, canning operations and all other food manufacturers, including pet foods.
Tobacco (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Tobacco industry, none being dominant. Includes farming, processing and manufacturing tobacco products. Includes also producers of e-cigarettes and vaporisers.
Tobacco Farming
Companies engaged in farming tobacco and producing tobacco seeds.
Tobacco Stemming & Redrying
Companies engaged in stemming and redrying of tobacco.
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing cigars and cigarettes. Includes also manufacturers of cigar paper.
Chewing Tobacco Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing chewing tobacco products.
Tobacco
Farmers, processors and manufacturers of tobacco and tobacco products. Includes also producers of e-cigarettes and vaporisers.
Food & Tobacco
Producers and processors of Food & Tobacco. Includes operators of farms, aquaculture and fisheries.
Food & Beverages
Producers and processors of food, beverages and tobacco. Includes operators of farms and fisheries, as well as brewers, distillers and distributors, and packagers of Food&Beverages.
Household Products (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of non-durable goods such as cleaning products, detergents, disinfectants, brooms, mops, towels and rags, disposable plates and cutlery. Excludes: (cosmetics, toiletries, paper towels, napkins, disposable diapers and sanitary napkins, classified in classified in Personal Products).
Laundry Supplies
Companies engaged in manufacturing laundry supplies such as detergent, bleach, stain removers and fabric softeners, as well as hangers, laundry bags, carts and other supplies.
Cleaning Supplies
Companies engaged in manufacturing kitchen and bathroom cleaning supplies such as detergents, soaps, wash and toilet cleaners.
Air Fresheners
Companies engaged in manufacturing air fresheners for home use.
Brooms, Brushes & Dustpans
Companies engaged in manufacturing brooms, brushes, mops, dustpans and other tools for cleaning house.
Pet & Plant Protection Agents
Companies engaged in manufacturing pet and plant protection agents.
Auto Cleaning Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing automobile cleaning products.
Household Products
Manufacturers of non-durable goods such as cleaning products, detergents, disinfectants, brooms, mops, towels and rags, disposable plates and cutlery.
Personal Products (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of toiletries, personal hygienic and birth control products. Includes manufacturers of combs, toothbrushes, mouthwash, perfumes, cosmetics, deodorants, hand and body soaps, sunscreen lotion, walking canes, burial caskets, hair pieces, prophylactics, spectacles, contact lenses and other personal products. Excludes: (clothing, jewelry and accessories, classified in Apparel & Accessories), (disposable diapers and sanitary napkins, classified in Paper Products).
Cosmetics & Perfumes
Companies engaged in manufacturing face creams, lotions, make-ups, bath products, grooming kits and other supplies. Excludes producers of soap and toothpaste, classified in Sanitary Products.
Luxury Cosmetics
Companies engaged in manufacturing luxury cosmetic and perfume brands.
Sanitary Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing shaving preparations, hand and body soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, toilet paper, and facial tissue paper. Excludes producers of cosmetics and perfumes, face creams, lotions, make-up and bath products, classified in Cosmetics & Perfumes.
Hair Accessories
Companies engaged in manufacturing hair pieces, wigs, and related hair styling accessories.
Birth Control Products
Companies engaged in manufacturing birth control products such as condoms, prophylactics, pregnancy test kits and others.
Personal Products
Manufacturers of toiletries, personal hygienic and birth control products. Includes producers of combs, toothbrushes, mouthwash, perfumes, cosmetics, deodorants, hand and body soaps, sunscreen lotion, walking canes, burial caskets, hair pieces, prophylactics, spectacles, contact lenses and other personal products.
Personal Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in accounting, counseling and rehabilitation, legal, laundry, automotive repair, lawn maintenance, funeral and daycare services, as well as personal enrichment services such as test preparation, colleges and dance classes. Includes also rental services for tuxedos and gowns, furniture, consumer electronics and video cassette movies and games. Excludes: (computer and IT schools, classified in IT Services & Consulting), (vocational schools, classified in Business Support Services ), (travel agencies and recreational rentals such as water crafts, classified in Leisure & Recreation).
Consumer Goods Rental
Companies engaged in rental of tuxedos and gowns, furniture, consumer electronics and video cassette movies and games.
Accounting & Tax Preparation
Companies engaged in providing accounting and tax preparation services for individual clients.
Personal Legal Services
Companies engaged in providing legal services to individual clients.
General Education Services
Companies engaged in providing personal enrichment services such as test preparation, colleges and dance classes.
Child Care & Family Services
Companies engaged in providing Child Care & Family Services.
Consumer Repair Services
Companies engaged in providing repair services for consumers goods such as electronics, home appliances, garden equipment, furniture, automobiles and other consumer goods.
Personal Care Services
Companies engaged in providing personal care services such as nail bar, beauty salons, hair salons, and massage services.
Funeral Services
Companies engaged in providing funeral services.
Personal Services
Providers of accounting, counseling and rehabilitation, childcare, legal, marriage, laundry, lawn maintenance and funeral services, as well as personal enrichment services, such as test preparation, colleges and dance classes. Includes rental services for tuxedos and gowns, furniture, consumer electronics, movies and games.
Personal & Household Products & Services
Manufacturers of non-durable household goods, personal products and providers of personal services.
Drug Retailers (NEC)
Companies engaged in the operation of pharmacies. Includes also retail drug operations with auxiliary food and household good product lines.
Retail - Drugs with Grocery
Retailers of prescription or non-prescription drugs and medicines together with grocery.
Retail - Drugs without Grocery
Retailers of prescription or non-prescription drugs and medicines without grocery.
Drug Retailers
Retailers operating pharmacies. Includes retail drug operators with auxiliary food and household good product lines.
Food Retail & Distribution (NEC)
Companies engaged in the operation of grocery, convenience, liquor and specialty food stores. Includes also grocery stores with an auxiliary drug department and vending machine operators.
Food Wholesale
Companies engaged in merchant wholesale of various packaged food. Excludes wholesale of fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, classified in Fishing & Farming Wholesale.
Supermarkets & Convenience Stores
Companies engaged in operation of supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores and grocery stores.
Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
Companies engaged in retailing alcohols such as beer, wine and liquor.
Vending Machine Providers
Companies engaged in operation of vending machine for retailing packaged foods and beverages.
Tobacco Stores
Companies engaged in retailing tobaccos and cigarettes. Includes also retailers of e-cigarettes and vaporisers.
Food Markets
Companies engaged in operation of food markets such as meat markets, fish markets, vegetable and fruit markets.
Food Retail & Distribution
Retailers operating grocery, convenience, liquor and specialty food stores. Includes operators of grocery stores with an auxiliary drug department and vending machines.
Food & Drug Retailing
Retailers operating pharmacies, grocery, convenience, liquor and specialty food stores.
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
Producers, processors and retailers of food, tobacco and beverages, and manufacturers of household and personal products, as well as providers of personal services.
Banks (NEC)
Deposit-taking institutions involved in at least two of activities within Banks Industry, none being dominant: Corporate Banks, Retail & Mortgage Banks, Money Center Banks, Private Banks and Islamic Banks. Includes also banking entities not classified elsewhere in the Banks industry, and bank holding companies. Excludes providers of investment banking services, classified in Investment Banking & Brokerage Services (NEC).
Corporate Banks
Companies that provide business-to-business (B2B) banking services, such as business loans, industrial loans, savings accounts for corporate clients and deposits to businesses. Excludes retail banks offering services to individuals only, classified in Retail & Mortgage Banks; mortgage banks, classified in Retail & Mortgage Banks; universal (B2B plus B2C) banks, classified in Banks (NEC); purely investment/merchant banks, classified in Investment Banking and Merchant Banks, respectively; banks serving exclusively importers and exporters, classified as Import-Export Banks; and providers of investment banking services, classified in Investment Banking & Brokerage Services (NEC).
Retail & Mortgage Banks
Mortgage banks and/or retail banks. Mortgage banks are banking entities providing mortgage loans directly to consumers. Retail banks are mass-market banking entities focused on consumers, offering such services as savings and checking accounts, personal loans, debit/credit cards.
Money Center Banks
Large regional banks with multiline banking operations, including commercial banking, investment banking, portfolio management, among others. Money Center Banks are usually located in in major economic centers, such as New York, London, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Private Banks
Companies engaged in providing banking, investment and other financial services to private individuals investing sizable assets. These clients are often referred to as high net worth individuals (HNWIs). The private banks usually do not form networks and might provide additional services, such as tax and estate planning, commercial banking, wealth management and foreign exchange services.
Islamic Banks
Companies engaged in banking activities consistent with the principles of Islamic law (Sharia) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics.
Banks
Deposit-taking institutions such as commercial banks, savings and loans banks, credit institutions, universal banking institutions, retail banks, mortgage banks, Money Center Banks, private banks and Islamic banks. Excludes providers of investment banking services classified in Investment Banking.
Consumer Lending (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Consumer Lending industry, none being dominant: Personal & Car Loans, Consumer Credit Cards Services, Consumer Leasing, Credit Unions and Microfinancing. Includes also consumer financial services not elsewhere classified under the Consumer Lending industry.
Personal & Car Loans
Companies engaged in personal loan services such as student loans and car loans.
Consumer Credit Cards Services
Companies engaged in issuing credit cards and providing related services.
Consumer Leasing
Companies engaged in lending money for the purpose of providing collateralized goods such as automobiles, electronics and appliances through a contractual installment sales agreement.
Credit Unions
Companies engaged in accepting members' share deposits in cooperatives that are organized to offer consumer loans to their members.
Microfinancing
Companies engaged in provision of financial services to low-income clients or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services.
Consumer Lending
Providers of personal loans, car loans, consumer credit card services, consumer leasing, credit unions and microfinancing.
Corporate Financial Services (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Corporate Financial Services industry, none being dominant: Commercial Loans, Import-Export Banks, International Trade Financing, Factoring and Commercial Leasing. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under the Corporate Financial Services industry.
Commercial Loans
Companies engaged in providing debt-based funding arrangements to businesses. Commercial lenders get financing from the wholesale markets (borrowing money from the banks) instead of taking deposits, and are not formed as banks.
Import-Export Banks
Companies, usually banks, engaged in providing long -term financing and guarantees to companies engaged in import and export of goods. Includes governmental and semi-governmental banks. Excludes import-export agencies and other entities, engaged in the provision of short-term financing, shipment, insurance and other basic services, classified in International Trade Financing.
International Trade Financing
Companies engaged in short-term financing of international trade transactions, documentary collection, trade insurance, export factoring, forfeiting and others. These companies usually are not banks. Excludes companies, usually banks, engaged in providing long -term financing and guarantees to companies engaged in import and export of goods, classified in Import-Export Banks.
Factoring
Companies engaged in providing a financial transaction whereby a business job sells its accounts receivable (i.e. invoices) to a third party (called a factor) in order to get in exchange for immediate money to finance business.
Commercial Leasing
Companies providing leasing of commercial equipment, such as industrial/construction machinery leasing, office machinery and equipment leasing, commercial transportation equipment leasing, among others.
Corporate Financial Services
Providers of commercial loans for long-term equipment leases, import-export banks and international trade financing, factoring and commercial leasing.
Banking Services
Providers of retail and commercial banking, consumer financial services and commercial loans for long-term equipment leases. Includes bank holding companies. Excludes providers of investment banking services, classified in Investment Banking.
Investment Banking & Brokerage Services (NEC)
Companies involved in least two activities under the Investment Banking & Brokerage Services Industry, none being dominant: Investment Banking, Brokerage Services and Inter-Dealer Broker. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Investment Banking & Brokerage Services industry.
Investment Banking
Companies engaged in facilitating corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions; engaged in underwriting of debt and equities, capital raising by issuing new debt or equity (IPO proceedings), private placements and restructuring, among others, as well as auxiliary security brokerage services. Investment banks are often involved in market making, foreign exchange operations, equity, derivative and commodities trading. Excludes investment management services (managing investment/assets of corporations and institutions) and wealth management services (managing individual clients' assets/wealth), classified in Investment Management and Wealth Management, respectively.
Brokerage Services
Companies engaged in providing services which include buying and selling stocks for its clients. Includes companies offering services such as brokerage in equity, debts, warrants, commodities, foreign exchange, swaps, futures and options, and all other exchange, OTC or other bespoke securitised instruments. Includes also execution-only brokerage services. Excludes holding and managing assets on behalf of a client or a company, classified in Wealth Management and Investment Management, respectively.
Inter-Dealer Broker
Companies that act as intermediaries among major dealers and facilitate inter-dealer trades. The intermediary role involves joining other participants in capital markets (brokers and market makers). Excludes brokerage services provided to general public (institutions, corporations and individual clients), classified in Brokerage Services Activity.
Islamic Investment Banking & Brokerage Services
Companies engaged in providing a system that is based on the principles of Islamic law (also known Sharia) and that is guided by Islamic economics.
Merchant Banks
Banks engaged mostly in (but is not limited to) international finance, long-term loans for Companies and underwriting. Merchant banks do not provide regular banking services to the general public. The distinction between an investment bank and a merchant bank is that a merchant bank invests its own capital in a client company whereas an investment bank purely distributes (and trades) the securities of that company.
Investment Banking & Brokerage Services
Providers of investment banking and security brokerage services without significant commercial banking operations, facilitating mergers and acquisitions; underwriting and capital raising via public debt or equity offerings, private placements and restructuring, as well as auxiliary security brokerage services.
Investment Management & Fund Operators (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry; none being dominant: Investment Management, Hedge Funds, Collective Investment Fund Operators, Wealth Management, Venture Capital and Private Equity. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry.
Investment Management
Companies engaged in providing portfolio management services to corporate clients (businesses, B2B). Includes managers and operators of investment funds, including mutuals, unit trusts, investment trusts, hedge funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as operators of pension funds and life insurance funds. Excludes administrators of funds, providing back-office services to the funds, classified in Collective Investment Fund Operators.
Hedge Funds
Companies engaged in operating and/or managing hedge funds. Hedge funds are an aggressively managed portfolio of investments that uses advanced investment strategies such as leveraged, long, short and derivative positions in both domestic and international markets with the goal of generating high returns (either in an absolute sense or over a specified market benchmark). Hedge funds are often set up as private investment partnerships that are open to a limited number of investors and require a very large initial minimum investment.
Collective Investment Fund Operators
Companies engaged in operating and/or managing funds and/or trusts other than hedge funds, such as mutuals, unit trusts, investment trusts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as operators of pension funds and life insurance funds. Excludes REITs (classified in Residential & Commercial REITs).
Wealth Management
Companies engaged in providing portfolio management services to individual clients (B2C), often high-net-worth individuals.
Venture Capital
Companies engaged in providing financial capital to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, startup companies. Excludes investors that provide financial capital to private equity companies (unlisted companies or companies that become private as a result of investment), classified in Private Equity.
Private Equity
Companies engaged in investing in unlisted entities and/or conducting buyouts of public companies that result in a delisting of public equity. The private equity investment partnerships that are open to a limited number of investors and require a very large initial minimum investment. Private Equity companies usually get involved in the management of the acquired companies. Excludes investors who focus on venture capital, classified in Venture Capital.
Islamic Investment Management & Fund Operators
Companies offering asset management/fund administration services consistent with the principles of Islamic law (Sharia) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees (known as Riba or usury) for loans of money.
Investment Management & Fund Operators
Operators and managers of individual and pooled assets via investment funds, including mutual funds, unit trusts, investment trusts, hedge funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as operators of pension funds, private equity firms and life insurance funds.
Diversified Investment Services
Companies that combine investment banking/security brokerage services with investment management/ fund operating operations, none being dominant.
Providers of investment banking/security brokerage services and investment management/ fund operating operations, none being dominant.
Financial & Commodity Market Operators & Service Providers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Securities & Commodity Exchanges industry, none being dominant: Securities & Commodity Exchanges; Clearing, Settlement & Custodial Service; Financial Technology & Infrastructure. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Financial & Commodity Market Operators industry.
Securities & Commodity Exchanges
Companies engaged in operating exchanges on which securities and/or commodities are traded.
Clearing, Settlement & Custodial Service
Companies engaged in providing clearing and settlement services for securities and commodities traded.
Financial Technology & Infrastructure
Companies engaged in providing software and systems for financial community, covering all financial infrastructure, such as for banks, insurance, exchanges, and traders.
Financial & Commodity Market Operators & Service Providers
Operators of exchanges and markets where the trading of financial instruments, commodities and derivative instruments takes place. Includes operators of electronic markets and providers of clearing, settlement and security custodial services, as well as financial technology & infrastructure providers.
Investment Banking & Investment Services
Providers of investment banking, brokerage and investment management services without significant commercial or retail banking operations.
Banking & Investment Services
Providers of retail, commercial and investment banking, consumer financial services, investment services, commercial loans and diversified financial services.
Multiline Insurance & Brokers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Multiline Insurance & Brokers Industry, none being dominant: Property & Casualty Insurance, and Life and Health Insurance. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Multiline Insurance & Brokers industry.
Islamic Insurance
Companies engaged in providing an Islamic insurance concept which is grounded in Islamic muamalat (Islamic banking), observing the rules and regulations of Islamic law. Includes providers of three models: Mudharabah model (profit-sharing), Wakala model and a combination of both.
Insurance Brokers
Companies engaged in acting as agents (i.e. brokers) in selling annuities and insurance policies.
Multiline Insurance & Brokers
Insurance underwriters carrying life and non-life policies.
Property & Casualty Insurance (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Property & Casualty Insurance industry, none being dominant: Property Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Travel Insurance, Casualty Insurance. Includes also entities providing property and casualty insurance not classified elsewhere under the Property & Casualty Insurance industry.
Property Insurance
Companies engaged in providing protection against most risks to property, such as fire, theft and weather damage. Includes providers of insurance such as fire insurance, flood insurance, earthquake insurance, home insurance or boiler insurance. Excludes automobile insurance, classified in Insurance - Automobile, travel insurance, classified in Travel Insurance and casualty insurance, classified in Casualty Insurance.
Insurance - Automobile
Companies engaged in providing insurance for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles.
Travel Insurance
Companies engaged in providing coverage for medical expenses, financial default of travel suppliers, and other losses incurred while traveling.
Casualty Insurance
Companies engaged in providing liability insurance, which is an insurance against claims from third parties, and providing coverage for negligent acts or omissions, for example injuries occurring during working hours in an enterprise. Casualty insurance protects a person or business against legal liability for losses caused by injury to other people or damage to the property of others. Excludes automobile casualty/damage insurance, classified in Insurance - Automobile, property damage insurance, classified in Property Insurance.
Property & Casualty Insurance
Insurance underwriters and carriers of property, fire, marine, auto, title, professional liability, funeral, bonding, fidelity and other surety policies.
Life & Health Insurance (NEC)
Companies involved in two activities under the Life & Health Insurance industry: Life Insurance and Health Insurance, none being dominant. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Life & Health Insurance industry.
Life Insurance
Companies engaged in providing a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money (the benefits upon the death of the insured person.
Health Insurance
Companies engaged in providing insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals.
Life & Health Insurance
Insurance underwriters and carriers of accidental death and dismemberment, disability, dental, health, medical and life policies, as well as the management of annuity plans.
Reinsurance (NEC)
Companies engaged in least two activities under the Reinsurance Industry, none being dominant: Life & Health Reinsurance and Property & Casualty Reinsurance. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Reinsurance industry.
Life & Health Reinsurance
Companies engaged in providing reinsurance to life and health insurance Companies.
Property & Casualty Reinsurance
Companies engaged in providing reinsurance to property and casualty insurance Companies.
Reinsurance
Property and casualty, and life and health reinsurance carriers.
Insurance
Underwriters and carriers of property, casualty, life and health insurance policies, as well as reinsurance carriers.
Real Estate Rental, Development & Operations (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Real Estate Rental, Development & Operations Industry, none being dominant: Office Real Estate Rental Operations, Retail Real Estate Rental Operations, Industrial Real Estate Rental Operations, Residential Real Estate Rental Operations. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under the Real Estate Rental, Development & Operations industry.
Office Real Estate Rental & Development
Companies engaged in the rental of office buildings. Includes also companies involved in developing buildings exclusively for the purpose of rental and subsequently renting them.
Retail Real Estate Rental & Development
Companies engaged in the rental of commercial (business) real estate, including retail stores, malls, shopping centers, restaurants, self storage properties. Includes also companies developing retail real estate exclusively for the purpose of rental and subsequently renting it. Excludes companies engaged in rental of office space, classified in Office Real Estate Rental Development.
Industrial Real Estate Rental & Development
Companies engaged in the rental of industrial properties (properties used for production), warehouses and other industrial space. Includes also companies involved in developing industrial properties exclusively for the purpose of rental and subsequently renting them.
Residential Real Estate Rental & Development
Companies engaged in the rental or sale of residential properties, such as single- and multi-family houses, flats and apartments. Includes also entities involved in developing residential properties exclusively for the rental purposes and subsequently renting them.
Real Estate Rental, Development & Operations
Companies engaged in developing, renting and leasing residential, retail, office, industrial and commercial properties.
Real Estate Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing real estate brokerage and agency services, real estate appraisal services, consulting services and management services.
Office Real Estate Services
Companies providing office property brokerage/agency, appraisal, consultancy and management/administration services.
Retail Real Estate Services
Companies providing commercial property brokerage/agency, appraisal, consultancy and management/administration services.
Industrial Real Estate Services
Companies providing industrial property brokerage/agency, appraisal, consultancy and management/administration services.
Residential Real Estate Services
Companies providing residential property brokerage/agency, appraisal, consultancy and management/administration services.
Real Estate Services
Real estate brokers, agency services, real estate appraisal services, consulting services and management services.
Real Estate Operations
Developers and managers of real estate who build, rent and lease residential and commercial properties. Includes real estate brokerage and agency services, real estate appraisal services and consulting services.
Diversified REITs
Companies engaged in providing securitization of interests related to residential and commercial real estate.
Operators of investment trusts that secure interests related to residential and commercial real estate.
Commercial REITs (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Commercial REITs industry, none being dominant: Office REITs, Retail REITs and Industrial REITs. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under the Commercial REITs industry. Excludes companies that invest in commercial real estate assets, but do not have REIT status, classified under the Real Estate Rental, Operations and Development industry.
Office REITs
Companies engaged in securization of interest related to office properties. Excludes companies that invest in office real estate assets, but do not have REIT status, classified under the Real Estate Rental, Operations and Development industry.
Retail REITs
Companies engaged in securization of interest related to commercial properties, such as retail stores, restaurants, gas stations, shopping centers and malls. Excludes companies that invest in retail real estate assets, but do not have REIT status, classified in respective activity under Real Estate Rental, Operations and Development industry. Excludes REITs involved in investing in hotels, classified as Hospitality REITs; investing in healthcare facilities, classified as Healthcare REITs; investing in self -storage facilities, classified as Self-Storage REITs.
Industrial REITs
Companies engaged in securization of interest related to industrial properties, such as factories, warehouses, among others. Excludes companies that invest in industrial real estate assets, but do not have REIT status, classified under the Real Estate Rental, Operations and Development industry.
Commercial REITs
Operators of investment trusts that secure interests related to commercial real estate, such as office, retail and industrial properties.
Residential REITs
Companies engaged in securization of interest related to residential properties, such as single- and multi-family houses, flats and apartments. Excludes companies that invest in residential real estate assets, but do not have REIT status, classified in respective activity under Real Estate Rental, Operations and Development industry.
Operators of investment trusts that secure interests related to residential real estate, such as single- and multi-family homes, apartment complexes and condominiums.
Specialized REITs (NEC)
Companies involved in in at least two activities under the Specialized REITs Industry, none being dominant: Healthcare REITs, Hospitality REITs, Self-Storage REITs, Timber REITs, Mortgage REITs. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Specialized REITs industry.
Healthcare REITs
Companies engaged in securitization of interests related to healthcare properties, such as hospitals, clinics, outpatient medical care centers, skilled nursing facilities and medical office buildings.
Hospitality REITs
Companies engaged in securitization of interests related to hospitality properties, such as hotels, motels, resorts and lodging (holiday accommodation).
Self-Storage REITs
Companies engaged in securitization of interests related to self-storage properties, such as garages, non-industrial and warehouses.
Timber REITs
Companies engaged in securitization of interests related to woodlands and forestry.
Mortgage REITs
Companies engaged in investment and ownership of property mortgages. REITs loan money for mortgages to owners of real estate, or purchase existing mortgages or mortgage-backed securities.
Islamic REITs
Companies engaged in securitization of interests related to all type of properties, in accordance with Sharia law.
Specialized REITs
Operators of investment trusts that secure interests related to non-residential and non-commercial properties, such as Healthcare, Hospitals, Self-Storage, Mortgage , Islamic and Timber.
Residential & Commercial REITs
Investment trusts that secure interests related to rights on residential and commercial real estate.
Real Estate
Developers and managers of real estate operations and related services. Includes residential, commercial and specialized real estate investment trusts.
UK Investment Trusts
Investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors and are managed by a professional investment advisor who invests in stocks, bonds, money market instruments, or other investable assets according to the investment objective. The fund issues a fixed number of shares and shares are traded on an exchange at market price, which can significantly differ from the net asset value. Excludes REITs, classified under Residential & Commercial REITs, and closed-end funds that are not domiciled in the UK or Commonwealth, classified in Closed End Funds.
Mutual Funds (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing a type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors to buy stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.
Islamic Mutual Funds
Investment vehicles adhering to the criteria developed by the Sharia Supervisory Board. These companies do not invest in interest-paying instruments (riba) frequently used by mutual funds as temporary investments, and instead may hold cash on a temporary basis.
Mutual Funds
Investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors and are managed by professional investment advisors who invest in stocks, bonds, money market instruments or other assets according to the investment objective. Shares are issued and redeemed at the net asset value (NAV), which is determined by the fund management company.
Closed End Funds
Investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors and are managed by professional investment advisors who invest in stocks, bonds, money market instruments or other investable assets according to the investment objective. The fund issues a fixed number of shares and shares are traded on an exchange at market price, which can significantly differ from the net asset value. Excludes closed-end funds that are domiciled in the UK or Commonwealth, classified in UK Investment Trusts.
Exchange-Traded Funds (NEC)
Investment funds that are traded on stock exchanges. ETFs hold assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, often tracking a market index, commodity price or basket of assets like an index fund.
Islamic ETFs
Investment funds that invest in securities that do not contradict Sharia Law, meaning that none of the securities in the fund will be involved with products or services related to alcohol, pork, gambling, weapons, lending, or anything that does not follow Islamic Law. Includes ETFs invested in healthcare, energy, technology, and oil.
Islamic Commodity ETFs
Investment funds that invest in commodities that do not contradict Sharia Law. Includes ETFs made up of futures or asset-backed contracts. These contracts represent the commodity and will track the performance of that particular product.
Exchange-Traded Funds
Investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors and are managed by professional investment advisors who invest in stocks, bonds, money market instruments, or other assets according to its investment objective. ETFs often track a market index, commodity price or basket of assets like an index fund. Includes Exchange-Traded Commodities and other Exchange-Traded Products.
Pension Funds
Employees' retirement funds, contributed by the employer and employees, aimed at generating stable growth over the long term.
Insurance Funds
Investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors and are managed by a professional investment advisor who invests in stocks, bonds, money market instruments, or other investable assets according to the investment objective, offered through life insurance companies and typically linked to an insurance contract.
Investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors and are managed by professional investment advisors who invest in stocks, bonds, money market instruments, or other investable assets according to its investment objective, offered through life insurance Companies and typically linked to an insurance contract.
Collective Investments
Listed closed-end investment funds, as well as other funds where participation can be bought and sold as units or shares such as open-ended or mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, exchange traded products, unit trusts and unit investment trusts.
Listed closed-end investment funds, as well as other funds where participation can be bought and sold as units or shares, such as open-ended or mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, exchange traded products, unit trusts and unit investment trusts.
Investment Holding Companies (NEC)
Companies primarily engaged in investing in securities/stakes of other companies and for their own profits. Investment Holding Companies might have both minority and majority stakes. Excludes companies investing in private equity firms, classified in Private Equity; companies investing in venture capital firms, classified in Venture Capital; companies operating through subsidiaries/majority-held entities in various economic segments, classified according to the dominant segment of activity or, in case of a significant size and lack of dominant segment, in Industrial Conglomerates; UK-type investment trusts, classified in UK Investment Trusts.
Shell Companies
Companies that exist but do not actually do any business or have any assets. They are also known as blank check companies. Excludes: companies that have suspended/ceased their operations, classified per their last/previous activity.
Investment Holding Companies
Organizations engaged in investing in securities/stakes of other companies and for their own profits. Investment Holding Companies might have both minority and majority stakes. Excludes companies investing in private equity firms, classified in Private Equity; companies investing in venture capital firms, classified in Venture Capital; companies operating through subsidiaries/majority-held entities in various economic segments, classified according to the dominant segment of activity or, in case of a significant size and lack of dominant segment, in Industrial Conglomerates; UK-type investment trusts, classified in UK Investment Trusts.
Financials
Operators of retail, commercial and investment banks, investment trusts and financial markets, as well as providers of investment, insurance and real estate services.
Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Advanced Medical Equipment industry, none being dominant: Medical Diagnostic & Testing Equipment, Medical Monitoring Systems, Laser Equipment, Medical Imaging Systems, Medical Software & Technology Services. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under the Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology industry.
Medical Diagnostic & Testing Equipment
Companies engaged in providing non-imaging medical diagnostic equipment, such as ECG (electrocardiography) equipment, EEG (electroencephalography) equipment, advanced laboratory equipment, and pathology specimen locators. Excludes medical imaging systems, such as MRI, PET, CT, ultrasound, classified in Medical Imaging Systems; and laser-based diagnostic devices, classified in Laser Equipment.
Medical Monitoring Systems
Companies engaged in providing electronic medical devices used in constant medical monitoring, such as bedside vital function monitors in hospitals, respiratory monitoring equipment, among others. Excludes medical diagnostic devices (used for immediate and one-stop diagnosis), classified in Medical Diagnostic & Testing Equipment, laser equipment, classified in Laser Equipment, and medical imaging systems, classified in Medical Imaging Systems.
Laser Equipment
Companies engaged in manufacturing laser-based medical equipment, such as cyber knife used to remove tumors; ultraviolet laser for eye surgery. Lasers for treatment of vascular lesions, pigmented lesions , among others.
Medical Imaging Systems
Companies engaged in providing body imaging equipment , such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computer tomography), PET (Positron emission tomography), ultrasound devices.
Medical Software & Technology Services
Companies providing software that is permanent and core element of advanced medical equipment. Includes software for MRI, PET or CT equipment.
Advanced Medical Equipment Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling advanced medical professional equipment, instruments, and supplies.
Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology
Manufacturers of high-tech medical equipment. Includes producers of MRI, PET and CAT scanning diagnostic equipment, radiation therapy, x-ray, ultrasonic, electro medical, laser equipment, medical monitoring systems and providers of medical software & technology services.
Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry, none being dominant: Medical Supplies, Medical Prosthetics, Medical Equipment, Medical Devices & Implants, Laboratory Diagnostic & Testing Substances, Veterinary Medical Equipment & Supplies, Drug Delivery Systems. Includes also entities not classified elsewhere under the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry.
Medical Supplies
Companies engaged in providing medical supplies, such as medical gloves, medical masks, forceps, surgical knives and devices, bandages and dressings, syringes, stethoscopes, x-ray films, dental drills, veterinarian instruments and other related supplies.
Medical Prosthetics
Companies engaged in production and application of devices that replace external body parts, such as hearing aids, artificial eyes, orthotics, prosthetic limbs and dentures, among others. Excludes implants and other medical devices manufactured to replace a missing internal biological structure, such as heart valves, artificial pacemakers or cochlear implants, classified in Medical Devices & Implants.
Medical Equipment
Companies engaged in providing electrical and electronic medical equipment, such as kidney dialysis equipment, glucometers, physiotherapy equipment, laboratory electrical/electronic devices. Excludes diagnostic equipment, such as ECG and EEG equipment, classified in Medical Diagnostic & Testing Equipment; medical imaging systems, such as MRI, PET, CT, ultrasound, classified in Medical Imaging Systems, and laser equipment, classified in Laser Equipment.
Medical Devices & Implants
Companies engaged in providing medical devices manufactured to replace a missing internal biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure. Includes manufacturers of devices used inside of the body, including orthopedic implants, heart valves, artificial pacemakers or cochlear implants. Excludes medical prosthetics and devices that replace external body parts, such as hearing aids, artificial eyes, orthotics, prosthetic limbs and dentures, classified in Medical Prosthetics.
Medical Equipment Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling medical professional equipment, instruments, and supplies.
Glasses, Spectacles & Contact Lenses
Companies engaged in providing eyeglasses, spectacles or specs (informal) used for vision correction. Includes manufacturers of contact lens which are medical devices and can be worn to correct vision. Excludes sunglasses and fashion eyewear, classified in Fashion Eyewear.
Laboratory Diagnostic & Testing Substances
Companies engaged in manufacturing in-vitro (in glass, not taken internally) diagnostic substances, such as chemical, biological, or radioactive substances. The substances are used for diagnostic tests that are performed in test tubes, petri dishes, machines, and other diagnostic test-type devices. These substances are used in laboratories, hospitals and do not require a patient's presence. Excludes in-vivo (inside the body) diagnostic substances, classified in In-Vivo Diagnostic & Testing Substances in the Pharmaceuticals Industry.
Veterinary Medical Equipment & Supplies
Companies engaged in manufacturing veterinary instruments and devices intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals.
Drug Delivery Systems
Companies engaged in providing systems for administering drugs to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans, such as drip/infusion systems for intravenous drug supply, inhalation equipment. Includes also producers of targeted delivery systems in which the drug is only active in the target area of the body (for example, in cancerous tissues), such as liposomes.
Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution
Manufacturers and distributors of medical equipment and supplies. Includes manufacturers of forceps, surgical knives and gloves, bandages and dressings, syringes, stethoscopes, medical laboratory equipment, x-ray films, dental drills, veterinarian instruments, medical prosthetics, medical devices & implants, glasses, spectacles & contact lenses, diagnostic & testing substances and other related supplies.
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
Manufacturers of advanced medical equipment, medical technology providers and basic medical supplies.
Healthcare Facilities & Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in operating hospitals, physician and dental clinics, psychiatric facilities, nursing homes, consultancy services (nutritionists, homeopathic therapies) and home healthcare agencies. Includes also medical laboratories that support healthcare facilities such as blood analysis, pathology, urinalysis, medical x-ray and other diagnostic laboratories, and veterinary services.
Hospitals, Clinics & Primary Care Services
Companies engaged in providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, such as hospitals, clinics and outpatient care centers. Includes also the provision of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans.
Residential & Long-Term Care
Companies engaged in providing long-term care given to adults or children in a residential setting rather than the patient's home, elderly homes and continuing care retirement communities.
Ambulance & Emergency Services
Companies engaged in providing a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient. Includes also emergency services which ensure public safety and health by addressing different emergencies.
Doctor's Office
Doctors primarily engaged in the independent practice of general or specialized medicine (except psychiatry or psychoanalysis) or surgery. These practitioners operate private or group practices.
Medical & Diagnostic Laboratories
Companies engaged in operating laboratories where tests are conducted on patients for screening for suspected ailments.
Veterinary Services
Companies engaged in the provision of veterinary medicine services, dentistry, or surgery for animals. Includes also companies providing testing services for licensed veterinary practitioners.
Telemedicine Services
Companies engaged in the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical healthcare at a distance, usually over the phone/internet.
Home Healthcare Services
Companies engaged in providing private home care to seniors and/or people who are unable to fully care for themselves/people with physical or mental disabilities. Includes services range from patient home-based companionship, meals to round-the-clock nursing care.
Alternative Medicine Facilities
Companies operating non-conventional medicine facilities. Includes herbal, homeopathic and traditional Chinese medicine clinics and healthcare facilities.
Healthcare Facilities & Services
Operators of hospitals, physician and dental clinics, psychiatric facilities, nursing homes, consultancy services (nutritionists), doctor's offices, residential & long term care facilities and home healthcare agencies. Includes medical laboratories that support healthcare facilities such as blood analysis, pathology, urinalysis, medical x-ray and other diagnostic laboratories. Includes also veterinary services, telemedicine services, ambulance & emergency services and alternative medicine facilities (homeopathic, acupuncture, herbal and traditional Chinese medicine facilities).
Managed Healthcare (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing managed healthcare, mainly operating in the United States.
HMO Medical Centers
Companies engaged in providing a range of outpatient medical services to the health maintenance organization (HMO) subscribers with a focus generally on primary healthcare.
Managed Healthcare
Providers of managed healthcare, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), mainly operating in the United States.
Healthcare Providers & Services
Operators of healthcare facilities and providers of managed healthcare.
Healthcare Services & Equipment
Manufacturers of medical equipment and supplies, providers of medical technology/software, as well as operators of healthcare facilities and providers of managed healthcare.
Pharmaceuticals (NEC)
Companies involved in least two activities under the Pharmaceuticals industry, none being dominant: Specialty & Advanced Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, In-Vivo Diagnostic & Testing Substances Manufacturers, Veterinary Drugs, Generic Pharmaceuticals, Alternative Medicine. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Pharmaceuticals industry.
Proprietary & Advanced Pharmaceuticals
Companies engaged in manufacturing patented pharmaceuticals under license. These are usually branded drugs with valid patents.
Biopharmaceuticals
Companies engaged in manufacturing medical drugs containing substances of human or animal origin, naturally present in living organisms (not obtained through recombinant biotechnology), such as hormones, blood factors, monoclonal antibodies, growth agents, stem cells, enzymes, used in the treatment of various diseases. Examples are interferon used in the treatment of leukemia and multiple sclerosis, erythropoietin (EPO) used in the treatment of anemia, monoclonal antibodies used in the treatment of arthritis, growth hormone (GH) for children's growth disorders. Excludes companies engaged in provision of drugs produced by means of recombinant biotechnology, classified in Bio Therapeutic Drugs.
In-Vivo Diagnostic & Testing Substances
Companies engaged in manufacturing in-vivo (inside the human body) diagnostic substances, such as contrast media in-vivo diagnostic substances (iodine, barium), coagulation in-vivo diagnostic substances, among others. These substances should be approved by a country's official drug authority as pharmaceuticals (for example, FDA-approved in the US). Excludes in-vitro (in glass, not taken internally) diagnostic substances, classified in Laboratory Diagnostic & Testing Substances in the Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution industry.
Veterinary Drugs
Companies engaged in the production of drugs for the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic animals.
Generic Pharmaceuticals
Companies engaged in manufacturing drugs without a license from the innovator company and marketed after the expiry date of the patent or other exclusive rights. Generic drugs are marketed under a non-proprietary or approved name rather than a proprietary or brand name and are frequently much cheaper than brand-name drugs. Includes manufacturers of OTC (non-prescription) drugs.
Alternative Medicine
Companies engaged in providing drugs not falling into the category of conventional medicine, such as herbal, homeopathic and traditional Chinese medicine, or Ayurveda pharmaceuticals.
Pharmaceuticals
Companies engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of drugs, including prescription, over the counter (OTC), specialty & advanced pharmaceuticals, generic pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, veterinary drugs, alternative medicines (homeopathy, herbal, traditional Chinese medicine), and diagnostic & testing substances manufacturers.
Manufacturers and marketers of generic and specialty drugs, as well as researchers and developers of new drugs, medical products and procedures.
Biotechnology & Medical Research (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Biotechnology & Medical Research Industry, none being dominant: Bio Therapeutic Drugs, Bio Diagnostics & Testing, Bio Medical Devices. Includes also entities not elsewhere classified under the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry.
Bio Therapeutic Drugs
Companies engaged in the research, development and production of biotech drugs or biologics, often having a pipeline of drugs in the clinical tests' phase (not yet on the market). Bio therapeutic drugs are derived from living organisms and trigger living cells to make or modify protein products (recombinant DNA technology) in order to treat illness/improve health. They are used to treat and prevent serious illnesses, such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. Includes human insulin produced through the use of modified bacteria, the manufacture of erythropoietin in hamster ovary cells. Excludes companies that produce drugs of human origin, but not as a result of recombinant biotechnology in cell, but naturally present in human body, such as some hormones, blood factors, monoclonal antibodies, growth agents, stem cells, enzymes, classified in Biopharmaceuticals.
Bio Diagnostics & Testing
Companies engaged n the provision of biological (non-synthetic) equipment and solutions for medical diagnosis, such as biomarkers used to detect cancer cells.
Bio Medical Devices
Companies engaged in research, development and production of solutions by means of biomedical engineering and tissue engineering. Examples are artificial organs, created via biological material, for patients who need organs transplantation, such as urinary bladders grown in laboratories, hepatic assist devices that use liver cells, jawbones and tracheas derived from human stem cells.
Biotechnology & Medical Research
Researchers and developers of new drugs, bio therapeutic drugs, bio diagnostics & testing substances, bio medical devices and procedures, usually having a pipeline of drugs in the clinical tests' phase (not yet on the market).
Researchers and developers of biotechnology based drugs and therapies as well as medical devices and procedures that are at an early (non-commercial) stage.
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research
Healthcare
Manufacturers, developers and marketers of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and supplies, as well as advanced therapeutic treatments and devices, and providers of healthcare facilities and medical research and development.
Semiconductors (NEC)
Companies engaged in the design and fabrication of high-value microcircuits, microprocessor chips, integrated circuits, printed circuit boards and memory chips. Includes also producers of chip components designed for specific industries.
Integrated Circuits
Companies engaged in providing an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material.
Memory Chips (RAM)
Companies engaged in providing a form of computer data storage. Includes two main forms of modern RAM: static RAM (SRAM) and dynamic RAM (DRAM).
Processors
Companies engaged in providing processing unit, which includes Central processing unit (CPU), microprocessor, Graphics processing unit, Physics processing unit, Digital signal processor, Network processor, data processor and audio processors.
Semiconductor Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling electronic parts and equipment.
NFC & RFID Systems
Companies engaged in providing near field communication (NFC) and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology devices. RFID uses radio waves to transfer data from an electronic tag, called RFID tag or label, attached to an object, through a reader for the purpose of identifying and tracking the object. NFC enables two electronic devices to establish communication if brought within 4 cm of each other and is used in contactless payment cards, among others.
Semiconductors
Designers, fabricators and wholesalers of high-value integrated circuits, memory chips, microcircuits, microprocessor chips, and RFID systems. Includes operators of foundries and producers of chip components designed for specific industries.
Semiconductor Equipment & Testing (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing production of semiconductor testing equipment and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Includes also companies engaged in semiconductor testing services.
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
Companies engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products.
Semiconductor Testing Equipment & Service
Companies engaged in providing a range of electronic devices and systems for semiconductor testing purposes. Includes also companies providing semiconductor testing services.
Semiconductor Equipment Wholesalers
Semiconductor Equipment & Testing
Producers and wholesalers of semiconductor testing equipment and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Includes providers of semiconductor testing services.
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Designers and manufacturers of semiconductors, as well as producers of testing and manufacturing equipment for semiconductor manufacturers.
Communications & Networking (NEC)
Companies engaged in manufacturing telecommunications equipment such as modems, cable decoders, carrier switches, fiber cable, wireless and satellite communication equipment. Includes also manufacturers of cellular and voice-over-IP phones, as well as wholesalers of communications or network equipment.
Network Equipment
Companies engaged in providing communication solutions to Service Providers like fixed or mobile operators as well as to Enterprise customers.
Security & Surveillance
Companies engaged in providing intelligent IP surveillance and security solutions. Includes also development and manufacturing of digital recording systems, video content analysis and control center solutions.
Conferencing Tools & Systems
Companies engaged in providing the holding of a series of meetings or conferences. Includes participation in a conference that involves use of a particular electronic technology: audio conferencing; computer conferencing, teleconferencing and videoconferencing.
VOIP Equipment & Systems
Companies engaged in providing equipment and systems for voice-over-telephone protocol (VOIP) technology, such as telephone systems, VOIP-specific adapters and routers. Excludes providers of VOIP services, classified in VOIP Services.
Broadcasting Equipment
Companies engaged in the manufacture of broadcasting and studio systems such as encoders, decoders, amplifiers, transmission and receiving equipment and any other related equipment for television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, cable radio and webcasting.
Satellite Communications Network
Companies engaged in manufacturing equipment and providing services to support the use of satellite networks used in the point-to-point telecommunication and broadcasting industries for sending communication signals via a system of satellites. These firms will often build the ground based technology, and support communications networks and may include additional bespoke devices for corporations to be able to use the network. These firms may also own or lease the satellites.
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
Companies engaged in manufacturing insulated fiber- optic cable from purchased fiber-optic strand.
Communications & Networking
Manufacturers and wholesalers of network equipment, security and surveillance equipment, conferencing tools and systems, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) equipment and systems, broadcasting equipment, satellite communication network equipment and fiber optic cables.
Manufacturers of telecommunications equipment such as modems, cable decoders, carrier switches, fiber cable, wireless and satellite communication equipment.
Electronic Equipment & Parts (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing manufacturing electronic products, such as biometric, and display screen. Includes also companies providing electronic components.
Biometric Products
Companies engaged in providing a method for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. Includes biometrics used as a form of identity access management and access control In computer science. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance.
Advanced Electronic Equipment
Companies manufacturing advanced robots, and other advanced electronic equipment that is using cutting edge and emerging technologies. Excludes industrial robots, included under Industrial Machinery activity.
Display Screens
Companies engaged in providing a flat panel display, electronic visual display, video display. Includes a range of applications, including computer monitors, television, instrument panels, aircraft cockpit displays, signage.
Electronic Components
Companies engaged in manufacturing electronic components such as connectors, signal processing components, resistors, capacitors, magnetic electronics, transducers, sensors, detectors, light guide panels, back light units, as well as non-electronic components such as metal or plastic parts of technology products. Includes also electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers, as well as electronic assembly service providers of technology products not classified in Computer Hardware Component Assembly or Mobile Device Component Assembly.
Electronic Equipment & Parts
Manufacturers and wholesalers of electronic products such as biometric, advanced electronic equipment, display screens and electronic and non-electronic components for technology products. Includes companies providing electronic components, electronic manufacturing services (EMS), as well as electronic assembly service of technology products.
Manufacturers of electronic products, such as biometric products, electronic components and parts and display screens.
Office Equipment (NEC)
Companies engaged in manufacturing office technology equipment, such as photocopiers, facsimile, calculators, cash registers, bar code readers, electronic tags, coin and currency counting devices, as well as scientific and analytical equipment and precision instruments.
Commercial Document Management
Companies engaged in manufacturing hardware for printing, scanning, and photocopy equipment for commercial purposes.
Office Technology Equipment
Companies engaged in providing a range of equipment, such as calculator, and digital dictation recorder.
Point of Sale Systems
Companies engaged in providing a checkout for the location where a transaction occurs. A checkout refers to a POS terminal or more generally to the hardware and software used for checkouts.
Scientific & Precision Equipment
Companies engaged in providing scientific instruments that are part of laboratory equipment. Includes the integration of computers to improve and simplify control, enhance and extend instrumental functions, conditions, parameter adjustments and data sampling, collection, resolution, analysis (both during and post-process), storage and retrieval.
Office Equipment Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling office machines and related equipment.
Office Equipment
Manufacturers and wholesalers of office equipment such as commercial document management equipment, office technology equipment, point of sale systems and scientific and precision equipment.
Manufacturers of office technology equipment, such as photocopiers, facsimile, calculators, cash registers, bar code readers, electronic tags, coin and currency counting devices, as well as scientific and analytical equipment and precision instruments.
Computer Hardware (NEC)
Companies engaged in assembling and manufacturing computers, computer hardware and computer peripherals. Includes manufacturers of storage devices, circuit boards, keyboards, printers, monitors, pointing devices, webcams and PC cameras, as well as ATM machines. Includes also wholesalers of computer goods.
Scientific & Super Computers
Companies engaged in the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and quantitative analysis techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific problems.
Laptop & Desktop Computers
Companies engaged in providing a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location. Includes producers of notebooks, but excludes producers of netbooks, classified in Tablet & Netbook Computers.
Tablet & Netbook Computers
Companies engaged in manufacturing mobile computers, which is generally operated by touching screen rather than using keyboard. Includes also producers of netbooks that are laptops which are small in size compared to notebooks.
Input Devices
Companies engaged in manufacturing computer peripheral equipment used as input-only devices, such as keyboards, mice, touch screens, image scanners, microphones, web cameras, joysticks and light pens. Excludes manufacturing of computer output devices, such as computer monitors, loudspeakers, printers, tape drives, sound cards, video cards and others, classified in Output Devices.
Computer Peripherals
Companies engaged in manufacturing computer peripheral equipment used as output-only devices, such as computer monitors, loudspeakers, printers, tape drives, sound cards and video cards. Excludes manufacturing of computer input devices, such as keyboards, mice, touch screens, image scanners, microphones, web cameras, joysticks, light pens and others, classified in Input Devices.
Servers & Systems
Companies engaged in providing and/or assembling computer servers, such as application servers, web servers, database servers, game servers, proxy servers, file servers, server farms and clusters, among others, together with or without associated operating systems (OS) among servers, such as open source distributions. Includes also providers of mainframes and workstations. Excludes companies that exclusively publish operating systems software (system software that manages software and hardware resources within the system), classified in System Software.
Storage Devices
Companies engaged in manufacturing computer storage devices that allow the storage and retrieval of data from a phase change, magnetic, optical, or magnetic/optical media. Includes CD-ROM drives, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, and tape storage and backup units.
Computer Hardware Component Assembly
Companies engaged in providing component devices which are typically installed into or peripheral to a computer case to create a personal computer upon which system software is installed including a firmware interface such as a BIOS and an operating system which supports application software that performs the operator's desired functions.
Consumer Document Management
Companies engaged in manufacturing hardware for printing, scanning, and photocopy equipment for consumers.
Computer Hardware
Assemblers, manufacturers and wholesalers of computers, computer hardware and computer peripherals. Includes producers of scientific and super computers, tablet and netbook computers, input devices, computer peripherals, servers and systems, storage devices, consumer document management equipment, as well as ATM machines.
Phones & Handheld Devices (NEC)
Companies engaged in manufacturing cellular phones, and handheld devices, including handheld music players, and portable satellite navigation systems. Includes also wholesalers of phones or handheld devices.
Phones & Smart Phones
Companies engaged in providing a mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone.
Portable Satellite Navigation
Companies engaged in providing a system of satellites that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage. Includes companies that allow small electronic receivers to determine their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) to within a few meters using time signals transmitted along a line-of-sight by radio from satellites.
Personal Music Players
Companies engaged in providing a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video, documents.
Electronic Books
Companies engaged in providing a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices.
Mobile Device Component Assembly
Companies engaged in providing a spacer that is used in a mobile device to fill the space between a component assembly and housing. The spacer includes a layer of compressible material for insertion between the component assembly and the housing.
Phones & Handheld Devices
Manufacturers, assemblers and wholesalers of cellular phones, and handheld devices. Includes handheld music players, and portable satellite navigation systems.
Household Electronics (NEC)
Companies engaged in the manufacturing of home audio and video equipment such as television sets, VCR and DVD players, home projection equipment, stereo systems, consumer-oriented photographic equipment and other related electronics.
Photographic Equipment
Companies engaged in providing a range of products, such as cameras, photographic chemicals, flash photography, instant photography, lens mounts, photographic lenses, optical filters, photographic films and photographic shutters.
TV & Video
Companies engaged in providing a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-white) or colored, with accompanying sound. Includes also providers of technology for electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.
Home Audio
Companies engaged in providing any audio electronics intended for home use, such as shelf stereos and surround sound receivers.
Consumer Electronic Wholesale
Companies engaged in wholesaling household-type electrical appliances, room air-conditioners, gas clothes dryers, and/or household-type audio or video equipment.
Household Electronics
Manufacturers and wholesalers of home audio and video equipment, such as television sets, VCR and DVD players, home projection equipment, stereo systems, consumer-oriented photographic equipment and other related electronics.
Computers, Phones & Household Electronics
Manufacturers of computer hardware and peripherals, phones & handheld devices, as well as household electronic equipment.
Technology Equipment
Manufacturers of semiconductors, communications equipment, computer hardware and software and technology-related office equipment, electronic equipment and components, household/consumer electronics, phones, handhelds, and related office equipment as well as providers of consulting and IT services.
IT Services & Consulting (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing customized software development, ISP providers, online support services, online database management, interactive data access and auctioning services.
Computer Programming
Companies engaged in providing customized software development services. Excludes specialized testing services classified under Testing Services activity.
Computer Training
Companies engaged in providing the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advanced problem solving.
Technology Consulting & Outsourcing Services
Companies engaged in technology advising, computer facility management service, and system integration. Includes also outsourcing services, such as information technology outsourcing wherein a company outsources computer or Internet related work, such as programming, from other companies.
IT Testing Services
Companies engaged in providing a set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services. Includes services that are business functionalities that are built as software components (discrete pieces of code and/or data structures) that can be reused for different purposes.
Cloud Computing Services
Companies engaged in the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the Internet).
IT Services & Consulting
Providers of computer programming, computer training, technology consulting and outsourcing, testing and cloud computing services.
Software (NEC)
Companies engaged in developing and marketing system and application software. Includes developers of operating systems, word processors, spreadsheet applications, CAD and database engines.
System Software
Companies engaged in developing and marketing system software.
Application Software
Companies engaged in providing computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Includes enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players.
Enterprise Software
Companies engaged in providing is software used in organizations, such as in a business or government. Includes online shopping and online payment processing, interactive product catalogue, automated billing systems, security, content management, IT service management, customer relationship management, resource planning, business intelligence, HR management, manufacturing, application integration, and forms automation.
Mobile Application Software
Companies engaged in the process by which application software is developed for small low-power handheld devices such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones.
Mobile System Software
Companies engaged in providing an operating system that controls a mobile device or information appliance.
Programming Software & Testing Tools
Companies engaged in providing a program or application that software developers use to create, debug, maintain, or otherwise support other programs and applications.
Server & Database Software
Companies engaged in providing a computer program that provides database services to other computer programs or computers, as defined by the client server model.
Software
Designers, developers and marketers of system software, application software, enterprise software, mobile application software, programming software and testing tools, and server and database software.
Online Services (NEC)
Companies engaged in providing various services via Internet, including Internet search engine operators, social websites, e-commerce service providers, Internet gaming companies, and web content management service providers.
Search Engines
Companies engaged in providing web search engine designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers.
Social Media & Networking
Companies providing an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities.
E-commerce & Auction Services
Companies engaged in providing buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. Includes also the process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder.
Content & Site Management Services
Companies engaged in providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment.
Internet Security & Transactions Services
Companies engaged in providing computer security services related to the Internet. Includes also providers of systems that facilitate and manage transaction-oriented applications, typically for secure data entry and transaction processing.
Internet Gaming
Companies engaged in providing games played over some form of computer network. Includes online games that range from simple text based games to games incorporating complex graphics and virtual worlds populated by many players simultaneously.
Online Services
Providers of various services via Internet, including Internet search engine operators, social websites, e-commerce service providers, Internet gaming companies, and web content management service providers.
Software & IT Services
Developers and marketers of generic system and application software, as well as providers of consulting and IT services.
Technology
Manufacturers of semiconductors, communications equipment, computer hardware and technology related office equipment, as well as providers of consulting and IT services.
Integrated Telecommunications Services (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Integrated Telecommunications Industry, none being dominant: providing telecommunication services other than wireless only. Includes integrated providers of both fixed-line and wireless services offering voice, data and high-density data transmission services as well as Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services.
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
Companies engaged in providing of direct communication services (such as local calls and long distance national and international.
Telecommunications Resellers
Companies engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of the networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services to businesses and households. Includes telecommunication resellers, they do not operate and maintain telecommunications switching and transmission facilities.
Internet Service Providers
Companies engaged in activity that comprises Internet access providers, Internet service providers. Includes also companies providing direct access through telecommunications networks to computer-held information compiled or published by others.
Telecommunications Network Infrastructure
Companies engaged in providing a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Includes communications platforms and solutions to carriers and service providers, cable/multiple system operators, wireless/cellular service providers, utilities and carrier of carriers, and government and defense entities.
VOIP Services
Companies engaged in providing technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Excludes producers of VOIP equipment/devices, classified in VOIP Equipment & Systems.
Integrated Telecommunications Services
Providers of integrated and fixed-line services offering voice, data and high-density data transmission services, as well as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
Wireless Telecommunications Services (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under the Wireless Telecommunications industry, none being dominant: providing wireless communication services such as paging, cell phone and other satellite telecommunication services. Includes also mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) and mobile other licensed operators (MOLO) who do not own the telecommunication network infrastructure.
Alternative Communications Services
Companies engaged in providing communication services such as paging, fax, internet to phone, data & voice business communications, as well as special services used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.
Satellite Service Operators
Companies engaged in providing broadband satellite networks and services. Includes a range of broadband networking technologies, solutions, and services.
Wi-Fi & Wi-Max Providers
Companies engaged in providing wirelessly connecting electronic devices, including personal computers, video game consoles, smartphones, or digital audio players, which can be connected to the Internet via a wireless network access point. Includes also providers of communications technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas.
Wireless Telecoms Service Providers
Companies engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities that provide direct communications via airwaves. Includes companies providing wireless telecommunications network services, such as cellular telephone or paging services. Includes also mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) and mobile other licensed operators (MOLO) who do not own the telecommunication network infrastructure.
Wireless Telecommunications Services
Providers of wireless communication services, such as paging, cell phone and other satellite telecommunication services, such as provided by mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) and mobile other licensed operators (MOLO) who do not own the telecommunication network infrastructure.
Telecommunications Services
Owners and operators of fixed line and wireless telecommunication networks providing voice and data services.
Electric Utilities (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Electric Utilities Industry, none being dominant: Renewable Utilities, Fossil Fuel Electric Utilities, and Nuclear Utilities.
Renewable Utilities
Companies engaged in producing and distributing electric power using alternative methods, such as hydro, solar, wind, and tidal waves.
Fossil Fuel Electric Utilities
Companies engaged in producing electric power by burning fossil fuels, such as coal, and oil.
Nuclear Utilities
Companies engaged in producing electric power by using sustained nuclear fission. Nuclear power plants are fueled by Uranium.
Electric Utilities
Generators and distributors of electric power, includes hydroelectric, fossil fuel, nuclear, solar, tidal, and wind power generators.
Independent Power Producers (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Independent Power Producers, none being dominant: Fossil Fuel IPPs, Renewable IPPs and Nuclear IPPs.
Fossil Fuel IPPs
Companies engaged in producing electric power by burning fossil fuels and selling it to Utility Companies.
Renewable IPPs
Companies engaged in producing electric power using alternative methods, such as hydro, solar, wind, and tidal waves. The IPPs sell the generated electric power to Utility Companies.
Nuclear IPPs
Companies engaged in producing electric power using sustained nuclear fission (Uranium). The IPPs sell the generated electric power to Utility Companies.
Independent Power Producers
Operators of power plants and suppliers of electricity into the wholesale market.
Electric Utilities & IPPs
Generators and distributors of electric power. Includes hydroelectric, fossil fuel, nuclear, solar, tidal, wind and independent electric power generators.
Natural Gas Utilities (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Natural Gas Utilities, none being dominant: Natural Gas Production, Natural Gas Distribution.
Natural Gas Distribution
Companies engaged in operating gas distribution systems (mains, meters).
Natural Gas Utilities
Producers and distributors of natural gas.
Water & Related Utilities (NEC)
Companies involved in at least two activities under Water & Related Utilities, none being dominant: Water Supply & Irrigation Systems, Sewage Treatment Facilities and Heating & Air-Conditioning Supply.
Water Supply & Irrigation Systems
Companies engaged in operating water treatment plants and/or operating water supply systems. Includes water supply system may include pumping stations, aqueducts, and/or distribution mains.
Sewage Treatment Facilities
Companies engaged in operating sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities that collect, treat, and dispose of waste.
Heating & Air-Conditioning Supply
Companies engaged in distribution of steam, heated air, hot water for the central heating purposes, and cooled air for the air-conditioning purposes.
Water & Related Utilities
Operators of water delivery infrastructure, water treatment, filtration and sewage disposal plants. Includes operators supplying geothermal, steam heat and cooled air, as well as providers of hot water for district heating purposes.
Multiline Utilities
Companies involved in at least two activities in the Utilities Business Sector, none being dominant: Electric Utilities & IPPs, Natural Gas Utilities, and Water & Related Utilities.
Producers and distributors of electric power, natural gas and combined heat and power. Includes utility companies with multiple operations in the supply of electricity; natural gas; water and district heating and cooling services, and other utility operations. Includes also utility infrastructure operators.
Utilities
Producers and distributors of electricity, natural gas, water, steam and utility infrastructure operators.
Producers and distributors of electricity, natural gas, water and steam, among other utility services.