Analysis
NAICS 331529 is the 2022 national industry for other nonferrous metal foundries (except die-casting), part of 33152 (Nonferrous Metal Foundries). Census lists 19 example activities under it in the official index.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Nonferrous Metal Foundries, with 29.3% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 240 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 9,184 people at an average annual payroll of $66,812 per employee (47th percentile of national industries). 23% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include beryllium castings (except die-castings), unfinished…, brass foundries (except die-casting), bronze foundries (except die-casting) and castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except…, among 19 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 9% and employment fell 11%. 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.
Its goods appear in 1 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in pouring molten nonferrous metals (except aluminum) into molds to manufacture nonferrous castings (except nonferrous die-castings and aluminum castings). Establishments in this industry purchase nonferrous metals, such as copper, nickel, lead, and zinc, made in other establishments.
Cross-references. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (19)
- Beryllium castings (except die-castings), unfinished manufacturing
- Brass foundries (except die-casting)
- Bronze foundries (except die-casting)
- Castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing
- Copper alloy castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- Copper foundries (except die-casting)
- Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
- Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing
- Lead castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- Magnesium castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- Nickel castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) foundries (except die-casting)
- Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) unfinished castings (except die-castings) manufacturing
- Permanent mold castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing
- Sand castings, nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing
- Ship and boat propellers, cast brass, bronze and copper (except die-casting), unfinished, manufacturing
- Titanium castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- White metal castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing
- Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing