All other chemical manufacturing L1

3251 - Basic chemical manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals, using basic processes such as thermal cracking and distillation. Chemicals produced in this industry group are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds.

32511 - Petrochemical manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting feedstocks derived from petroleum, or from petroleum and natural gas liquids, into petrochemicals. Some important processes used in petrochemical manufacturing include steam cracking and steam reforming. For the purpose of defining this industry, petrochemicals consist of acyclic (aliphatic) hydrocarbons and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

325110 - Petrochemical manufacturing

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting feedstocks derived from petroleum, or from petroleum and natural gas liquids, into petrochemicals. Some important processes used in petrochemical manufacturing include steam cracking and steam reforming. For the purpose of defining this industry, petrochemicals consist of acyclic (aliphatic) hydrocarbons and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • acyclic hydrocarbons (except acetylene), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • aromatic cyclic hydrocarbons, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • benzene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • butane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • ethane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • ethylene (ethene), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • hexane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • paraffins (alkanes), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • pentane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • styrene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • toluene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
  • xylene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • refining crude petroleum into petrochemicals(324110)
  • manufacturing acetylene (See 325120 Industrial gas manufacturing)
  • converting petrochemicals into other basic chemicals (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)
  • manufacturing plastics resins and synthetic rubber (See 325210 Resin and synthetic rubber manufacturing)