NAICS 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
NAICS Code: 331410
Code Title: Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
Code Sector: 31-33 - Manufacturing
NAICS 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) smelting ores into nonferrous metals and/or (2) the primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum) by electrolytic methods or other processes.
Cross References
Establishments primarily engaged in--
- Mining and making copper and other nonferrous concentrates (including gold and silver bullion), by processes, such as solvent extraction or electrowinning--are classified in Industry Group 2122, Metal Ore Mining;
- Recovering copper or copper alloys from scrap or dross and/or alloying, rolling, drawing, and extruding purchased copper--are classified in Industry 331420, Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying;
- Rolling, drawing, and/or extruding nonferrous metal shapes (except copper and aluminum) from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) or by recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) and rolling, drawing, or extruding--are classified in U.S. Industry 331491, Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding;
- Recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) from scrap and making primary forms and/or alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum)--are classified in U.S. Industry 331492, Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum);
- Making aluminum from alumina--are classified in U.S. Industry 331313, Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production;
- Operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories without also smelting or refining--are classified in Industry 562920, Materials Recovery Facilities;
- Sorting, buying, breaking up scrap metal, and reselling, without also smelting or refining--are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
Alternate Titles
- Antimony refining, primary
- Bars made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
- Beryllium refining, primary
- Bismuth refining, primary
- Blister copper manufacturing
- Cadmium refining, primary
- Chromium refining, primary
- Cobalt refining, primary
- Copper alloys made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
- Copper concentrate refining
- Copper shapes (e.g., bar, billet, ingot, plate, sheet) made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
- Copper smelting and refining, primary
- Germanium refining, primary
- Gold bullion or dore bar produced at primary metal refineries
- Gold refining, primary
- Ingot, primary, nonferrous metals (except aluminum), manufacturing
- Iridium refining, primary
- Lead smelting and refining, primary
- Magnesium refining, primary
- Nickel refining, primary
- Niobium refining, primary
- Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) shapes made in primary nonferrous metal smelting and refining mills
- Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) made in primary nonferrous metal smelting and refining mills
- Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
- Platinum refining, primary
- Precious metals refining, primary
- Primary refining of copper
- Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
- Primary smelting of copper
- Primary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
- Refining copper, primary
- Refining nonferrous metals and alloys (except aluminum), primary
- Rhenium refining, primary
- Selenium refining, primary
- Silver bullion or dore bar produced at primary metal refineries
- Silver refining, primary
- Slab, nonferrous metals (except aluminum) primary
- Smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum), primary
- Tantalum refining, primary
- Tellurium refining, primary
- Tin base alloys made in primary tin smelting and refining mills
- Tin refining, primary
- Titanium refining, primary
- Uranium refining, primary
- Zinc refining, primary
- Zirconium refining, primary
NAICS 331410 Crosswalk
Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --
- ISIC 2420 - Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals