The Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing subsector is based on the transformation of crude petroleum and coal into usable products. The dominant process is petroleum refining that involves the separation of crude petroleum into component products through such techniques as cracking and distillation.
In addition, this subsector includes establishments that primarily further process refined petroleum and coal products and produce products, such as asphalt coatings and petroleum lubricating oils. However, establishments that manufacture petrochemicals from refined petroleum are classified in Industry 32511, Petrochemical Manufacturing.
3241 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
32411 Petroleum Refineries
See industry description for 324110 below.
324110 Petroleum Refineries
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining crude petroleum into refined
petroleum. Petroleum refining involves one or more of the following activities: (1)
fractionation; (2) straight distillation of crude oil; and (3) cracking.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing asphalt paving, roofing, and saturated materials from refined petroleum - classified in Industry 32412, Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing paper mats and felts and saturating them with asphalt or tar into rolls and sheets - classified in U.S. Industry 322121, Paper (except Newsprint) Mills;
- Blending or compounding refined petroleum to make lubricating oils and greases and/or re-refining used petroleum lubricating oils - classified in U.S. Industry 324191, Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing synthetic lubricating oils and greases - classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
- Recovering natural gasoline and/or liquid hydrocarbons from oil and gas field gases - classified in Industry 21111, Oil and Gas Extraction;
- Manufacturing acyclic and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (i.e., petrochemicals) from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons - classified in Industry 325110, Petrochemical Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing cyclic and acyclic chemicals (except petrochemicals) - classified in Industry 32519, Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing coke oven products in steel mills - classified in U.S. Industry 331111, Iron and Steel Mills; and
- Manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments - classified in Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.
32412 Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated
Materials Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing asphalt and tar
paving mixtures and blocks and roofing cements and coatings from purchased asphaltic materials
and/or (2) saturating purchased mats and felts with asphalt or tar from purchased asphaltic
materials.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Refining crude petroleum and manufacturing asphalt and tar paving, roofing, and saturated materials - classified in Industry 324110, Petroleum Refineries; and
- Manufacturing paper mats and felts and saturating them with asphalt or tar - classified in Industry 32212, Paper Mills.
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing asphalt and tar
paving mixtures and blocks from purchased asphaltic materials.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Refining crude petroleum and manufacturing asphalt and tar paving mixtures and blocks are classified in Industry 324110, Petroleum Refineries.
324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) saturating purchased mats
and felts with asphalt or tar from purchased asphaltic materials and (2) manufacturing asphalt
and tar and roofing cements and coatings from purchased asphaltic materials.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Refining crude petroleum and saturating purchased mats and felts with asphalt or tar into rolls and sheets and/or refining crude petroleum and manufacturing asphalt and tar roofing cements and coatings - classified in Industry 324110, Petroleum Refineries; and
- Manufacturing paper mats and felts and saturating them with asphalt or tar into rolls and sheets - classified in U.S. Industry 322121, Paper (except Newsprint) Mills.
32419 Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing petroleum products
(except asphalt paving, roofing and saturated materials) from refined petroleum or coal products
made in coke ovens not integrated with a steel mill.
Illustrative Examples:
Coke oven products (e.g., coke, gases, tars) made in coke oven establishments;
Petroleum brake fluids made from refined petroleum; Petroleum briquettes made
from refined petroleum; Petroleum jelly made from refined petroleum;
Petroleum lubricating oils and greases made from refined petroleum;
Petroleum waxes made from refined petroleum; Re-refined used petroleum lubricating oils.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing petroleum products by refining crude petroleum - classified in Industry 324110, Petroleum Refineries;
- Manufacturing asphalt and tar paving, roofing, and saturated materials from refined petroleum - classified in Industry 32412, Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing coke oven products in steel mills - classified in Industry 33111, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing acyclic and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (i.e., petrochemicals) from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons - classified in Industry 325110, Petrochemical Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing cyclic and acyclic organic chemicals (except petrochemicals) - classified in Industry 32519, Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing synthetic lubricating oils and greases - classified in Industry 32599, All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.
324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in blending or compounding refined
petroleum to make lubricating oils and greases and/or re-refining used petroleum lubricating
oils.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Refining crude petroleum and manufacturing lubricating oils and greases - classified in Industry 324110, Petroleum Refineries; and
- Manufacturing synthetic lubricating oils and greases - classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.
324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing petroleum products
(except asphalt paving, roofing, and saturated materials and lubricating oils and greases) from
refined petroleum and coal products made in coke ovens not integrated with a steel mill.
Illustrative Examples:
Coke oven products (e.g., coke, gases, tars) made in coke oven establishments;
Petroleum briquettes made from refined petroleum; Petroleum jelly made from refined
petroleum; Petroleum waxes made from refined petroleum.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing petroleum products by refining crude petroleum - classified in Industry 324110, Petroleum Refineries;
- Manufacturing asphalt paving and roofing materials from refined petroleum - classified in Industry 32412, Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing;
- Blending and compounding petroleum lubricating oils and greases and/or re-refining used petroleum lubrication oils and greases - classified in U.S. Industry 324191, Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing coke oven products in steel mills - classified in U.S. Industry 331111, Iron and Steel Mills;
- Manufacturing acyclic and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (i.e., petrochemicals) from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons - classified in Industry 325110, Petrochemical Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing cyclic and acyclic organic chemicals (except petrochemicals) - classified in Industry 32519, Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
