2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

325920 Explosives Manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing explosives.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing ammunition, ammunition detonators, and percussion caps--are classified in U.S. Industry 332992, Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing pyrotechnics--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
325920   325920   325920   Amatols manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Azides explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Blasting accessories (e.g., caps, fuses, ignitors, squibbs) manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Blasting powders manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Caps, blasting and detonating, manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Cordite explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Detonating caps, cord, fuses, and primers manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Detonators (except ammunition) manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Dynamite manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Explosives manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Gunpowder manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Mannitol hexanitrate explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Mercury fulminate explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Nitrocellulose explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Nitroglycerin explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Nitrostarch explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Pentolite explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Picric acid explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Safety fuses, blasting, manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Styphnic acid explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Tetryl explosive materials manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   TNT (trinitrotoluene) manufacturing
325920   325920   325920   Trinitrotoluene (TNT) manufacturing