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Primary Metals Manufacturing

Published Feb 04, 2026
SKU # FRRS20830066

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Companies in this industry engage in smelting and refining of ferrous and nonferrous metals and include iron and steel mills, rolled steel shape manufacturers, aluminum producers, and copper foundries. Major companies include Alcoa, Nucor, and US Steel (all based in the US); along with ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg); Baowu, CHALCO, and Jiangxi Copper (China); JFE Steel Corporation and Nippon Steel (Japan); POSCO (South Korea); Rio Tinto (Canada); Rusal (Russia); Tata Steel (India); and ThyssenKrupp (Germany).

According to Worldsteel, China leads all nations in crude steel and aluminum production by a wide margin. Other top steel producers include India, Japan, the US, Russia, and South Korea.

The US primary metals manufacturing industry includes about 4,000 establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) companies with combined annual sales of about $222 billion.

Table of Contents

Industry Overview
Quarterly Industry Update
Business Challenges
Business Trends
Industry Opportunities
Call Preparation Questions
Financial Information
Industry Forecast
Web Links and Acronyms

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