North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

• 31-33 - Manufacturing
• 311 - Food manufacturing
• 3112 - Grain and oilseed milling
• 31122 - Starch and vegetable fat and oil manufacturing

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)