331 - Primary Metal Manufacturing

Classification

System
NAICS 2022 1.0
Country
Canada

Description

Industries in the Primary Metal Manufacturing subsector smelt and/or refine ferrous and nonferrous metals from ore, pig, or scrap, using electrometallurgical and other process metallurgical techniques. Establishments in this subsector also manufacture metal alloys and superalloys by introducing other chemical elements to pure metals. The output of smelting and refining, usually in ingot form, is used in rolling, drawing, and extruding operations to make sheet, strip, bar, rod, or wire, and in molten form to make castings and other basic metal products. Primary manufacturing of ferrous and nonferrous metals begins with ore or concentrate as the primary input. Establishments manufacturing primary metals from ore and/or concentrate remain classified in the primary smelting, primary refining, or iron and steel mill industries regardless of the form of their output. Establishments primarily engaged in secondary smelting and/or secondary refining recover ferrous and nonferrous metals from scrap and/or dross. The output of the secondary smelting and/or secondary refining industries is limited to shapes such as ingot or billet that will be further processed. Recovery of metals from scrap often occurs in establishments that are primarily engaged in activities, such as rolling, drawing, extruding, or similar processes. Excluded from the Primary Metal Manufacturing subsector are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ferrous and nonferrous forgings (except ferrous forgings made in steel mills) and stampings. Although forging, stamping, and casting are all methods used to make metal shapes, forging and stamping do not use molten metals and are included in Subsector 332, Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing. Establishments primarily engaged in operating coke ovens are classified in Industry 32419, Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.

Details

Level
3
Hierarchy Level
Major

Child Industry Codes

3311 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
3312 - Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
3313 - Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
3314 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing
3315 - Foundries
33111 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
331110 - Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
33121 - Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
33122 - Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel
331210 - Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
331221 - Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
331222 - Steel Wire Drawing
33131 - Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
331313 - Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production
331314 - Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
331315 - Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
331318 - Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
33141 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
33142 - Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
33149 - Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
331410 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
331420 - Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
331491 - Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
331492 - Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
33151 - Ferrous Metal Foundries
33152 - Nonferrous Metal Foundries
331511 - Iron Foundries
331512 - Steel Investment Foundries
331513 - Steel Foundries (except Investment)
331523 - Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries
331524 - Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
331529 - Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Primary Metal Manufacturing - Canada - naics 2022 1.0 - CBADB