Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

• 1 - Goods-Producing Sector
• 6 - Manufacturing
• 31-33 - Manufacturing
• 331 - Primary Metal Manufacturing
• 3313 - Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
• 33131 - Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing

331313 - Primary Production of Alumina and Aluminum

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in extracting alumina from bauxite ore; producing aluminum from alumina; and refining aluminum by any process. Establishments engaged in secondary activities, such as rolling or extruding basic shapes, from aluminum produced in the same establishment, are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • rolling, drawing, extruding or alloying purchased aluminum (See 331317 Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying)

• Example Activities:

  • Alumina, refining into aluminum
  • Aluminum basic shapes (e.g., bar, ingot, rod, sheet), made in primary aluminum plants
  • Aluminum ingot and other primary production shapes, made in primary aluminum plants
  • Aluminum, producing from bauxite or alumina
  • Bauxite smelting
  • Ingot, primary aluminum, manufacturing