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2017 Edition

national industry 311225

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing shortening and margarine from purchased fats and oils; (2) refining and/or blending vegetable, oilseed, and tree nut oils from purchased oils; and (3) blending purchased animal fats with purchased vegetable fats.

The immediate parent of national industry 311225 is international industry 31122: Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Refining and/or blending corn oil made by wet corn milling--are classified in U.S. Industry 311221, Wet Corn Milling;
  • Refining and/or blending oilseed and tree nut oils in crushing mills--are classified in U.S. Industry 311224, Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing; and
  • Rendering or refining animal fats and oils--are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing.

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 311225
2007 311225
2012 311225
2017 311225
2022 311225

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 311225, Fats and Oils Refining and Blending:

  1. butter substitute manufacture
  2. butter substitute manufacturing
  3. cottonseed oil manufacture mechanical
  4. cottonseed oil manufacturing mechanical
  5. cottonseed oil mill
  6. fat and oil refining and blending
  7. fat oil manufacturing animal or vegetable including tank farm animal reduction lard refining
  8. food manufacturing
  9. food product manufacturing not dry in glass container
  10. food product manufacturing not dry in other than glass container
  11. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified not dry in glass container
  12. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified not dry in other container
  13. grain and oilseed milling
  14. grease or oil mixing or blending
  15. manufacturing
  16. oil fat manufacturing animal or vegetable including tank farm animal reduction lard refining
  17. oil manufacture vegetable not otherwise classified
  18. oil manufacture vegetable solvent extraction process
  19. oil manufacturing or refining vegetable
  20. oil manufacturing or refining vegetable not otherwise classified
  21. oil manufacturing vegetable not otherwise classified
  22. oil manufacturing vegetable solvent extraction process
  23. shortening table oil margarine and other edible fat and oil not otherwise classified
  24. starch and vegetable fat and oil manufacturing
  25. vegetable oil manufacturing
  26. vegetable oil manufacturing not otherwise classified
  27. vegetable oil mill except corn cottonseed and soybean

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