Definition
Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 324)

Under this topic you will find the North American Industry Classification System definition of the Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 324) subsector. You can use this definition to properly identify the segment of the industry you wish to study further in other sections of Canadian Industry Statistics.

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.

Exclusions

Establishments primarily engaged in:

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