Chemical manufacturing

325 - Chemical manufacturing

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations, from organic and inorganic raw materials.

• Exclusion(s)

  • field processing of crude petroleum and natural gas(211)
  • beneficiating mineral ores(212)
  • processing crude petroleum and coal(324)
  • smelting and refining ores and concentrates(331)

3251 - Basic chemical manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals, using basic processes such as thermal cracking and distillation. Chemicals produced in this industry group are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds.

32512 - Industrial gas manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic gases in compressed, liquid and solid forms.

325120 - Industrial gas manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic gases in compressed, liquid and solid forms.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • acetylene, manufacturing
  • argon, manufacturing
  • carbon dioxide, manufacturing
  • fluorocarbon gases, manufacturing
  • helium, manufacturing
  • hydrogen, manufacturing
  • neon, manufacturing
  • nitrogen, manufacturing
  • oxygen, manufacturing

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