Variant of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 Version 1.0 for Energy sector

32531 - Fertilizer manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nitrogenous or phosphoric fertilizer materials and mixing these ingredients into fertilizers; and in purchasing ingredients and mixing them into fertilizers. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of phosphoric acid, urea, ammonia and nitric acid, whether or not for use as a fertilizer material, are included.

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufacturing agricultural lime products (See 327410 Lime manufacturing)
  • mining potash (See 212396 Potash mining)

325313 - Chemical fertilizer (except potash) manufacturing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizer materials and mixing these ingredients with other ingredients into fertilizers.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • ammonia (i.e., anhydrous or ammonium hydroxyde), manufacturing
  • ammonium and diammonium phosphates, manufacturing
  • ammonium nitrate, manufacturing
  • ammonium sulphate, manufacturing
  • fertilizers, mixed, made in plants producing nitrogenous or phosphatic fertilizer materials
  • fertilizers, natural organic (except compost), manufacturing
  • nitrogenous fertilizer materials, manufacturing
  • phosphatic fertilizer materials, manufacturing
  • phosphoric acid, manufacturing
  • superphosphates, manufacturing
  • urea, manufacturing

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • manufacturing of phosphoric acid, urea, ammonia and nitric acid, for use as a fertilizer material
  • producing natural organic fertilizers and mixtures (except compost)

• Exclusion(s)

  • compost manufacturing (See 325314 Mixed fertilizer manufacturing)
  • mining potash (See 212396 Potash mining)

325314 - Mixed fertilizer manufacturing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mixing ingredients produced elsewhere into fertilizers.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • mixing purchased fertilizer materials
  • nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilizers, made by mixing purchased materials
  • potting soil, manufacturing
  • production of compost from organic waste

  All examples