Analysis
NAICS 33152 is the 2022 NAICS industry for nonferrous metal foundries, part of 3315 (Foundries). Census lists 44 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 17% and employment fell 12%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Foundries, with 61.3% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 819 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 50,181 people at an average annual payroll of $64,630 per employee (42nd percentile of national industries). 19% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Across its national industries Census lists 44 index entries; typical ones are aluminum die-casting foundries, aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished… and beryllium castings (except die-castings), unfinished….
Its goods appear in 2 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 7616 (other articles of aluminum) and 8487 (machinery parts, not containing electrical connectors…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in pouring and/or introducing molten nonferrous metal, under high pressure, into metal molds or dies to manufacture castings. Establishments in this industry purchase nonferrous metals made in other establishments.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing iron or steel castings | 33151 Ferrous Metal Foundries |
Index entries (44)
- Aluminum die-casting foundries
- Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- Beryllium castings (except die-castings), unfinished manufacturing