Fats & Oils Refining & Blending
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 311225 directly.
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Official 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.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Establishments in Fats and Oils Refining and Blending work exclusively with purchased oils and fats; they do not extract these raw materials themselves. Producers that crush oilseeds and tree nuts to extract oils are classified in Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing, while those that wet mill corn and vegetables to produce corn oil and other products belong in Wet Corn Milling. This code covers only the downstream processes of refining, blending, and manufacturing finished products like shortening and margarine from materials already in refined form.