Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) alloying purchased nonferrous metals and/or (2) recovering nonferrous metals from scrap. Establishments in this industry make primary forms (e.g., bar, billet, bloom, cake, ingot, slab, slug, wire) using smelting or refining processes.
Excludes
Recovering aluminum and aluminum alloys from scrap and/or alloying purchased aluminum--are classified in U.S. Industry 331314, Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum;
Sorting, breaking up, and wholesaling scrap metal without also smelting or refining--are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers;
Recovering nonferrous metals from scrap and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes in integrated facilities--are classified in U.S. Industry 331491, Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding;
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; and
Recovering copper and copper alloys from scrap and making primary forms, and/or alloying purchased copper--are classified in Industry 331420, Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying.
Keywords
Alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
Detinning scrap (e.g., cans)
Germanium recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Gold recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Ingot, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary smelting and refining
Iridium recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Lead recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Magnesium recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Metal powder and flake nonferrous (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased metal
Nickel recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased nonferrous metals
Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants
Nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) secondary smelting and refining
Paste, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal
Platinum recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal
Precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Recovering and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) from scrap
Recovering silver from used photographic film or X-ray plates
Refining nonferrous metals and alloys (except aluminum, copper), secondary
Secondary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
Secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
Selenium recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Silver recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Silver recovering from used photographic film or X-ray plates
Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary
Smelting nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary
Superalloys, nonferrous based, made from purchased metals or scrap
Tin recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
Tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process
Zinc dust reclaiming
Zinc recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
