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2007 NAICS Definition

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.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Refining and/or blending soybean oil in soybean crushing mills--are classified in U.S. Industry 311222, Soybean Processing;
• 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 oilseeds (except soybeans) and tree nuts in crushing mills--are classified in U.S. Industry 311223, Other Oilseed Processing; and
• Rendering or refining animal fats and oils--are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing.

Index entries that bring you to this industry:

• Canola (rapeseed) oil, cake and meal, made from purchased oils
• Coconut oil made from purchased oils
• Corn oil made from purchased oils
• Cottonseed oil made from purchased oils
• Flaxseed oil made from purchased oils
• Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils
• Hydrogenating purchased oil
• Lecithin made from purchased oils
• Linseed oil made from purchased oils
• Margarine-butter blend made from purchased fats and oils
• Margarines (including imitation) made from purchased fats and oils
• Oil, olive, made from purchased oils
• Oil, vegetable stearin, made from purchased oils
• Olive oil made from purchased oils
• Palm-kernel oil made from purchased oils
• Peanut oil made from purchased oils
• Rapeseed (i.e., canola) oil made from purchased oils
• Safflower oil made from purchased oils
• Shortening made from purchased fats and oils
• Soybean cooking oil made from purchased oils
• Table oil made from purchased oils
• Tree nut oils (e.g., tung, walnut) made from purchased oils
• Vegetable oils made from purchased oils