Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in: rolling, drawing, extruding and re-alloying non-ferrous metals, to produce products such as plates, sheets, strips, bars, wire and tubing, and specialty alloys.

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  Establishments primarily engaged in drawing wire of these metals are included (whether or not the establishment further works the wire by such operations as insulating it); and in recovering these metals from scrap, are included.
  
  Example Activities:
  Alloying purchased non-ferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
  Alloying purchased precious metals
  Gold foil and leaf, made by rolling purchased metal or scrap
  Gold rolling and drawing, purchased metal or scrap
  Lead rolling, drawing or extruding, purchased metal or scrap
  Magnesium rolling, drawing or extruding, purchased metal or scrap
  Nails, made in non-ferrous (except aluminum, copper) wire drawing plants
  Nickel and nickel alloy bar, sheet, strip and tubing, made from purchased metal or scrap
  Nickel rolling, drawing and extruding, purchased metal or scrap
  Non-ferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals
  Non-ferrous metal (except aluminum, copper) powder, paste and flakes, made from purchased metals
  Paste, non-ferrous metal (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals
  Powder, non-ferrous metal (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals
  Rolling, drawing and extruding purchased non-ferrous metal (except aluminum, copper)
  Secondary refining (i.e., of purchased metal and scrap), precious metals
  Silver rolling, drawing or extruding, purchased metal or scrap
  Superalloys, non-ferrous based, made from purchased metals or scrap
  Tin rolling, drawing or extruding, purchased metal or scrap
  Tubing, made from purchased non-ferrous (except aluminum, copper) metal or scrap
  Wire, non-ferrous metal (except aluminum, copper), made in wire drawing plants
  Zinc rolling, drawing and extruding, purchased metal or scrap

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  manufacturing non-ferrous metal (except aluminum) products in a smelter or refinery (33141, Non-Ferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining)