PSIC 2019 · Division

Manufacture Of Basic Metals

This division involves the smelting and refining of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from various sources, as well as the production of metal alloys and super-alloys. The resulting metals are used to create a variety of products through processes like rolling, drawing, and casting.

Includes

Smelting and refining ferrous and non-ferrous metals from ore, pig, or scrap
Manufacture of metal alloys and super-alloys by adding other chemical elements to pure metals
Production of products such as plate, sheet, strip, bars, rods, wire, tubes, pipes, and hollow profiles
Creation of castings and other basic metal products from molten metal

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Details

Level: Division
Section: C Manufacturing

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 3.6M persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section C (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 24,200(2017)
Employment: 1,278,392 persons(2017)
Revenue: ~₱5.4T(2017)

Figures are for PSIC section C (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2017. Revenue figures are approximate.

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