North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012
Introduction

324110 - Petroleum refineries

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining crude petroleum. Petroleum refining involves the transformation of crude oil by such processes as cracking and distillation.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • asphalt and asphaltic materials, made in petroleum refineries
    • crude oil, refining
    • diesel fuels, made in petroleum refineries
    • fuel oils, made in petroleum refineries
    • gasoline, made in petroleum refineries
    • jet fuels, made in petroleum refineries
    • lubricating oils and greases, made in petroleum refineries
    • petrochemical feedstocks, made in petroleum refineries
    • petrochemicals, made in petroleum refineries

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • producing natural gasoline from natural gas (See 21111 Oil and gas extraction)
    • manufacturing asphalt paving and roofing materials from refined petroleum products (See 32412 Asphalt paving, roofing and saturated materials manufacturing)
    • blending and compounding lubricating oils and greases from refined petroleum products (See 324190 Other petroleum and coal product manufacturing)
    • manufacturing petrochemicals from petroleum feedstocks (See 325110 Petrochemical manufacturing)
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