Variant of NAICS 2002 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector

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.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • refining crude petroleum into petrochemicals (See 32411 Petroleum Refineries)
  • manufacturing acetylene (See 32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing)
  • converting petrochemicals into other basic chemicals (See 32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing plastics resins and synthetic rubber (See 32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing)

32512 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial organic and inorganic gases in compressed, liquid and solid forms.

32513 - Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing synthetic organic and inorganic dyes, pigments, lakes and toners.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing carbon, bone and lamp black (See 32518 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing wood or coal tar distillation products used as dyeing materials (See 32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing paint (See 32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing printing ink (See 32591 Printing Ink Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing toners for photocopiers, laser printers and similar electrostatic printing devices (See 32599 All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)

32518 - Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing basic inorganic chemicals.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizers (See 32531 Fertilizer Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing inorganic insecticidal, herbicidal and fungicidal preparations (See 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing photographic chemicals (See 32599 All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing alumina (See 33131 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing)

32519 - Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in manufacturing basic organic chemicals. Establishments primarily engaged in coal tar distillation, the distillation of wood products or the manufacture of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) for non-beverage use are included. The main products of this class are vinyl chloride, methanol, alicyclic hydrocarbon, ethylene glycol, fatty acids and esters.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • converting crude petroleum (See 32411 Petroleum Refineries)
  • operating coke ovens (See 32419 Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing)
  • converting petroleum or natural gas liquid feedstocks into petrochemicals (See 32511 Petrochemical Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing synthetic rubber (See 32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing urea (See 32531 Fertilizer Manufacturing)