2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

331420 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) recovering copper or copper alloys from scraps; (2) alloying purchased copper; (3) rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes (e.g., bar, plate, sheet, strip, tube, wire) from purchased copper; and (4) recovering copper or copper alloys from scrap and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes (e.g., bar, plate, sheet, strip, tube, wire).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Smelting copper ore, primary copper refining, and/or rolling, drawing, or extruding primary copper made in the same establishment--are classified in Industry 331410, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining;
  • Manufacturing wire products from purchased copper wire--are classified in Industry 33261, Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing;
  • Die-casting purchased copper--are classified in U.S. Industry 331523, Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries;
  • Rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) or recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) from scrap 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, 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);
  • Insulating purchased copper wire--are classified in U.S. Industry 335929, Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing;
  • 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
  • Sorting, breaking up, and wholesaling scrap metal without also smelting or refining--are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
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Entries
331422   331420   331420   Aircraft and automotive wire or cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331423   331420   331420   Alloying purchased copper
331423   331420   331420   Alloying purchased copper metals
331422   331420   331420   Apparatus wire or cord made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Armored cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Armored cable, copper, made in integrated secondary smelting and drawing plants
331421   331420   331420   Bar, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331421   331420   331420   Brass products, rolling, drawing, or extruding, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331421   331420   331420   Bronze products, rolling, drawing, or extruding, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331422   331420   331420   Cable, copper (e.g., armored, bare, insulated), made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Cable, copper (e.g., armored, bare, insulated), made in integrated secondary smelting and wire drawing plants
331421   331420   331420   Cartridge cups, discs, and sheets, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331422   331420   331420   Coaxial cable, copper, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Communications wire or cable, copper, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331423   331420   331420   Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made from purchased metal or scrap
331423   331420   331420   Copper and copper-based shapes (e.g., cake, ingot, slag, wire bar) made from purchased metal or scrap
331421   331420   331420   Copper foil made from purchased metal or scrap
331423   331420   331420   Copper powder, flakes, and paste made from purchased copper
33142   331420   331420   Copper products made by drawing purchased copper
33142   331420   331420   Copper products made by rolling, drawing, or extruding purchased copper
33142   331420   331420   Copper products made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills
33142   331420   331420   Copper products made in integrated secondary smelting mills and drawing plants
331423   331420   331420   Copper secondary smelting and alloying
331423   331420   331420   Copper secondary smelting and refining from purchased metal or scrap
331422   331420   331420   Cord sets, flexible, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Energy wire or cable, copper, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331421   331420   331420   Foil, copper, made from purchased metal or scrap
331422   331420   331420   Insulated wire or cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Insulated wire or cable, copper, made in integrated secondary smelting and wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Mesh, wire, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331423   331420   331420   Metal powder and flake made from purchased copper
331423   331420   331420   Paste made from purchased copper
331421   331420   331420   Pipe, extruded and drawn, brass, bronze, and copper, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331421   331420   331420   Plate, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331423   331420   331420   Powder made from purchased copper
331423   331420   331420   Refining copper, secondary
331421   331420   331420   Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331421   331420   331420   Sheet, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331422   331420   331420   Shipboard cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Signal and control cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331421   331420   331420   Strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331421   331420   331420   Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
331422   331420   331420   Weatherproof wire or cable made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Wire cloth made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
331422   331420   331420   Wire cloth, copper, made in integrated secondary smelting and wire drawing plants
33142   331420   331420   Wire, copper (e.g., armored, bare, insulated), made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
33142   331420   331420   Wire, copper (e.g., armored, bare, insulated), made in integrated secondary smelting and wire drawing plants
331421   331420   331420   Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants