Industrial activities cause environmental problems. The industrial sector is responsible amongst other things for the emission of pollutants into the air, water and soil. In addition this sector generates a lot of waste.
The environmental pressure by industry is described via 6 industrial sub-sectors.
These sub-sectors are each given a short name, which naturally does not cover the full content. The grouping of the various activities in the sub-sectors is shown in the table below, together with the corresponding NACE-BEL-codes and the short name:
short name of the industrial
sub-sector | description of the industrial sub-sector | NACE-BEL 2008
code |
| chemical | chemical | 20, 21 |
| metal | iron, steel, non-ferrous, automative, machine construction,
manufacture of metal products, etc. | 24-30, 32.5, 33 |
| foodstuffs | food, drinks and luxury foods industry | 10, 11, 12 |
| textiles | textile, shoe, leather and clothing industry | 13, 14, 15 |
| paper | paper and paper goods industry, graphics industry, publishers, etc. | 17, 18, 58.1 |
| other industries | other industries(metal ore and minerals, wood, rubber, synthetics,
mineral non-metal products, construction ...) | 7, 8, 9.9, 16, 22, 23, 31-32.4, 32.9, 36, 41, 42, 43 |