North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002

• 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^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in extracting alumina generally from bauxite or producing aluminum from alumina. Establishments engaged in secondary activities, such as rolling, drawing , casting 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 (aluminum oxide), refining from bauxite
  • 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
  • Ingot, primary aluminum, manufacturing
  • Primary smelting of aluminum