Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics
Petrochemical manufacturing - 32511
Definition
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.
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For the purpose of defining this industry, petrochemicals consist of acyclic (aliphatic) hydrocarbons and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Example Activities:
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
Butadiene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Butane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Butylene (butene), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Cumene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Ethane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Ethylbenzene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Ethylene (ethene), made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Heptane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Heptene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Hexane, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Isobutene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Isoprene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Naphthalene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Nonene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Olefins (alkenes), 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
Pentene, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Petrochemicals, made from refined petroleum or natural gas liquids
Propylene (propene), 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 liquidsExclusions
Establishments primarily engaged in:
refining crude petroleum into petrochemicals (see 324110 Petroleum refineries)
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)
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