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Definition
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
(NAICS 324)

The industries on this site are classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of 2002. Statistics Canada maintains this standard classification which has superseded the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) previously used.

This section outlines NAICS Canada 2002 with respect to the Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing subsector. It defines the activities specifically excluded, as well as its position in the NAICS hierarchy.

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Definition of the Subsector

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in transforming crude petroleum and coal into intermediate and end products.

The dominant process is petroleum refining, which separates crude petroleum into components or fractions through such techniques as cracking and distillation.

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Exclusions

Establishments primarily engaged in the following activities are excluded:

• manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations from refined petroleum and coal products (NAICS 325, Chemical Manufacturing).