North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

31122 - Starch and vegetable fat and oil manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet-milling corn and vegetables; crushing oilseeds and tree nuts and extracting oils; or processing or blending purchased fats and oils.

• Exclusion(s)

  • grinding flour and edible meal from grains and vegetables (See 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing)
  • manufacturing butter (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing)
  • manufacturing lard (See 31161 Animal slaughtering and processing)
  • processing marine fats and oils (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)
  • manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup, and starch-based dessert powders (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing ethyl alcohol by the wet-mill process (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)

311221 - Wet corn milling^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet-milling corn and other vegetables. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing starch are included.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cooking oil, made by wet-milling corn
  • corn gluten feed and meal, manufacturing
  • corn sweeteners (e.g., dextrose, fructose, glucose), made by wet-milling corn
  • corn syrup, made by wet-milling corn
  • maltodextrins and gluten, manufacturing
  • margarine and other corn oils, made by wet-milling corn
  • starches (i.e., root, rice, potato, grain, corn or vegetable) (except laundry), manufacturing

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • reducing maple sap to maple syrup (See 111999 All other miscellaneous crop farming)
  • grinding (dry-milling) corn (See 311211 Flour milling)
  • manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup; and starch-based dessert powders (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing ethyl alcohol by the wet-mill process (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)

311224 - Oilseed processing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in crushing oilseeds and tree nuts and extracting oils. Both edible and inedible products may be produced.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cake, meal and oil (e.g., canola, palm-kernel, peanut, cottonseed oil, sunflower seed, linseed), made in crushing mills
  • oilseed crushing mills
  • shortening, cooking and vegetable oils, made in oilseed crushing mills
  • soybean oil mills
  • soybean protein concentrates, manufacturing
  • tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut), made in crushing mills

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing corn oil by wet corn milling (See 311221 Wet corn milling)
  • processing purchased vegetable oils (See 311225 Fat and oil refining and blending)

311225 - Fat and oil refining and blending^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fats and oils by processing crude or partially refined oils, for example deodorizing them; or blending purchased fats and oils. Both edible and inedible products may be produced. Both animal and vegetable fats and oils may be used.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • blending purchased fats and oils
  • cooking oil, made from purchased fats and oils
  • fat and oil refining and blending
    
  • hydrogenating purchased oils
  • margarine (including imitation), made from purchased fats and oils
  • re-refining purchased fats and oils
  • shortening, made from purchased fats and oils
  • tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut), made from purchased oils

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing corn oil by wet corn milling (See 311221 Wet corn milling)
  • manufacturing vegetable fats and oils by crushing oilseeds (See 311224 Oilseed processing)
  • manufacturing butter (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing)
  • lard and tallow produced in slaughtering plants (See 311611 Animal (except poultry) slaughtering)
  • manufacturing lard made from purchased fat (See 311614 Rendering and meat processing from carcasses)
  • processing marine fats and oils (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)