Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

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 liquids

  Exclusions

  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)