Secondary Smelting & Alloying of Aluminum
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 331314 directly.
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Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) recovering aluminum and aluminum alloys from scrap and/or dross (i.e., secondary smelting) and making billet or ingot (except by rolling) and/or (2) manufacturing alloys, powder, paste, or flake from purchased aluminum.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (331314) covers establishments that recover aluminum from scrap or dross to make ingot or billet without rolling, or that manufacture alloys, powder, paste, or flake from purchased aluminum. The boundary separates this code from Primary Aluminum Production (331313), which makes aluminum directly from alumina through refining and smelting processes. It also distinguishes from flat-rolled products in Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing (331315) and from shaped products like bars and tubes in Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331318), both of which perform forming operations on purchased aluminum.