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

• 31-33 - Manufacturing
• 325 - Chemical manufacturing
• 3251 - Basic chemical manufacturing
• 32518 - Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing

325181 - Alkali and chlorine manufacturing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing alkalies and chlorine, often using an electrolysis process.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • potassium hydroxide (i.e., caustic potash), manufacturing
  • sodium bicarbonate (i.e., baking soda), manufacturing
  • sodium carbonate (i.e., soda ash), manufacturing
  • sodium hydroxide (i.e., caustic soda), manufacturing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing chlorine preparations for swimming pools (See 325999 All other miscellaneous chemical product manufacturing)
  • manufacturing household bleaches (See 325610 Soap and cleaning compound manufacturing)
  • manufacturing industrial bleaches (See 325189 All other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing)
  • mining and preparing alkalies (See 212396 Potash mining)