2022 NAICS industry in sector 31-33 Manufacturing
33149 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
NAICS 33149 is the US industry code for nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying. It covers establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) and nonferrous metal alloys from scrap; (2) alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum); (3) rolling, drawing, and extruding shapes from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum); and (4) recovering nonferrous metals from scrap (except copper and aluminum) and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes in integrated facilities.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) and nonferrous metal alloys from scrap; (2) alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum); (3) rolling, drawing, and extruding shapes from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum); and (4) recovering nonferrous metals from scrap (except copper and aluminum) and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes in integrated facilities.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Rolling, drawing, and/or extruding aluminum or secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum are classified in Industry 33131, Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing.
- Recovering copper and copper alloys from scrap, alloying purchased copper, rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes from purchased copper, and recovering copper or copper alloys from scrap and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes in integrated mills are classified in Industry 33142, Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying.
- Insulating purchased nonferrous wire are classified in Industry 33592, Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing.
- Making primary nonferrous metals and rolling, drawing, or extruding nonferrous metal shapes are classified in Industry 33141, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining.
- Manufacturing products from purchased wire are classified in Industry 33261, Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing.
- Sorting, breaking up, and wholesaling scrap metal without also smelting or refining are classified in Industry 42393, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
- 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 56292, Materials Recovery Facilities.
Codes in 33149
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