North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 3.0

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325110 - Petrochemical manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting feedstocks derived from petroleum, or from petroleum and natural gas liquids, into petrochemicals. Some important processes used in petrochemical manufacturing include steam cracking and steam reforming. For the purpose of defining this industry, petrochemicals consist of acyclic (aliphatic) hydrocarbons and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • acyclic hydrocarbons (except acetylene), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • aromatic cyclic hydrocarbons, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • benzene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • butane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • ethane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • ethylene (ethene), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • hexane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • paraffins (alkanes), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • pentane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • styrene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • toluene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
    • xylene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • converting petrochemicals into other basic chemicals (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)
    • manufacturing acetylene (See 325120 Industrial gas manufacturing)
    • manufacturing plastics resins and synthetic rubber (See 325210 Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing)
    • refining crude petroleum into petrochemicals (See 324110 Petroleum refineries)
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