85 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of refractory products (SIC code 23200), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.4% dissolution rate — 85 of 106 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 294.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 79% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 21.2 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 14% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 294.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of refractory products sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 21.2 years old. Geographic concentration: 14% in LONDON.
There are 85 active companies classified under SIC code 23200 (Manufacture of refractory products) in the UK, out of 106 total registered.
SIC code 23200 stands for "Manufacture of refractory products". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (12), NOTTINGHAM (6).
The average active manufacture of refractory products company in the UK is 21.2 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 1,106 data signals across 9 categories for active manufacture of refractory products companies. The largest category is Governance with 391 signals from 5 government sources.
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