JSIC 1631—Basic petrochemicals, including derivatives produced from an integrated process

Where 1631 sits

1. E Manufacturing
2. 16 Manufacture of chemical and allied products
3. 163 Industrial organic chemical products
4. 1631 Basic petrochemicals, including derivatives produced from an integrated process

What 1631 includes

• This class comprises establishments principally engaged in manufacturing basic petrochemical products (ethylene, propylene and their co-products) through decomposition, separation or other chemical processing of the hydrocarbons contained in petroleum or petroleum by-product gases, and the same establishments that also manufacture, in an integrated process, aliphatic intermediates, cyclic intermediates, plastic raw materials, synthetic fiber raw materials, plastic, synthetic rubber, and other derivatives from basic petrochemical products.
• Establishments that manufacture benzene (benzol), toluene (toluol), or xylene (xylol) through extraction from decomposed gasoline or improved gasoline, those that manufacture normal paraffin from petroleum, those that manufacture acetic acid and other aliphatic organic acids through direct oxidation of petroleum, and those that manufacture acetylene and ethylene through decomposition of petroleum are also included in this class.

What 1631 excludes

• Establishments principally engaged in manufacturing ammonia using petroleum or petroleum by-product gases as raw materials are classified under Group 161 [1611], while establishments principally engaged in manufacturing methanol and formaline using petroleum or petroleum by-product gases as raw materials are classified under Industry 1639.
• Establishments principally engaged in manufacturing aliphatic intermediates from basic petrochemical products received from elsewhere are classified under Industry 1632, those that manufacture cyclic intermediates are classified under Industry 1634, those that manufacture plastics are classified under Industry 1635, and those that manufacture synthetic rubber are classified under Industry 1636.
• Establishments principally engaged in manufacturing methanol, formaline, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, carbon tetrachloride, etc., using natural gases or coal as raw materials are classified under Industry 1639.

1631 in other systems