Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

325181 - Alkali and Chlorine Manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing alkalies and chlorine.

Exclusion(s):
Establishments primarily engaged in:
- mining and preparing alkalies (See 212396 Potash Mining)
- manufacturing industrial bleaches (See 325189 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing)
- manufacturing household bleaches (See 325610 Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing)
- manufacturing chlorine preparations for swimming pools (See 325999 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing)
Example Activities:
- Alkalis, manufacturing
- Caustic potash (i.e., potassium hydroxide), manufacturing
- Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide), manufacturing
- Chlorine, manufacturing
- Disodium carbonate (i.e., soda ash), manufacturing
- Potassium carbonate, manufacturing
- Potassium hydroxide (i.e., caustic potash), manufacturing
- Sal soda (i.e., washing soda), manufacturing
- Soda ash (i.e., disodium carbonate), manufacturing
- Sodium bicarbonate (i.e., baking soda), manufacturing
- Sodium carbonate (i.e., soda ash), manufacturing
- Sodium hydroxide (i.e., caustic soda), manufacturing