North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002

• 31-33 - Manufacturing
• 331 - Primary Metal Manufacturing
• 3312 - Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
• 33122 - Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel

331222 - Steel Wire Drawing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in drawing purchased iron or steel rods, bars or wire through a die, to produce wire. Establishments primarily engaged in drawing steel wire and manufacturing wire products are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  

  • manufacturing ferrous wire from iron or steel produced in the same establishment (See 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferro-Alloy Manufacturing)
  • drawing aluminum wire (See 331317 Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying)
  • drawing copper wire (See 331420 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying)
  • drawing non-ferrous wire, except copper and aluminum (See 331490 Non-Ferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying)
  • manufacturing non-insulated wire products from wire drawn in other establishments (See 332619 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Barbed and twisted wire, made in wire drawing plants
  • Cable, iron or steel, insulated or armoured, made in wire drawing plants
  • Chain link fencing, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
  • Drawing wire from purchased iron or steel
  • Drawing wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products
  • Nails, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
  • Paper clips, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
  • Staples, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
  • Wire garment hangers, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
  • Wire products, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants
  • Wire, iron or steel (e.g., armoured, bare or insulated), made in wire drawing plants
  • Wire, iron or steel, electric, made in wire drawing plants