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242

Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals

This group involves the production and refining of basic precious metals and other non-ferrous metals, including various alloys and semi-manufactured products.

Includes

  • Production and refining of unwrought or wrought precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum from ore and scrap
  • Production of precious metal alloys
  • Production of precious metal semi-products
  • Production of silver rolled onto base metals
  • Production of gold rolled onto base metals or silver
  • Production of platinum and platinum group metals rolled onto gold, silver, or base metals
  • Production of aluminum from alumina
  • Production of aluminum from electrolytic refining of aluminum waste and scrap
  • Production of aluminum alloys
  • Semi-manufacturing of aluminum
  • Production of lead, zinc, and tin from ores
  • Production of lead, zinc, and tin from electrolytic refining of lead, zinc, and tin waste and scrap
  • Production of lead, zinc, and tin alloys
  • Semi-manufacturing of lead, zinc, and tin
  • Production of copper from ores
  • Production of copper from electrolytic refining of copper waste and scrap
  • Production of copper alloys
  • Manufacture of fuse wire or strip
  • Semi-manufacturing of copper
  • Production of chrome, manganese, nickel, etc. from ores or oxides
  • Production of chrome, manganese, nickel, etc. from electrolytic and aluminothermic refining of chrome, manganese, nickel, etc. from waste and scrap
  • Production of alloys of chrome, manganese, nickel, etc.
  • Semi-manufacturing of chrome, manganese, nickel, etc.
  • Production of mattes of nickel
  • Production of uranium metal from pitchblende or other ores
  • Smelting and refining of uranium
  • Manufacture of wire of these metals by drawing
  • Production of aluminum oxide (alumina)
  • Production of aluminum wrapping foil
  • Manufacture of aluminum (tin) foil laminates made from aluminum (tin) foil as primary component
  • Manufacture of precious metal foil laminates

Excludes

  • Casting of non-ferrous metals 2432
  • Manufacture of precious metal jewelry 3211