This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing bulk surface active agents for use as wetting agents, emulsifiers, and penetrants and/or (2) manufacturing textile and leather finishing agents used to reduce tension or speed the drying process.

Including:

• Assistants, textile and leather finishing, manufacturing
• Emulsifiers (i.e., surface active agents) manufacturing
• Finishing agents, textile and leather, manufacturing
• Mordants manufacturing
• Oils, soluble (i.e., textile finishing assistants), manufacturing
• Penetrants manufacturing
• Softeners, leather or textile, manufacturing
• Surface active agents manufacturing
• Textile finishing assistants manufacturing
• Textile scouring agents manufacturing
• Turkey-red oil manufacturing
• Wetting agents manufacturing