Primary metals manufacturers in Alabama
Alabama has 91 primary metals establishments employing 19,281 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 188 active primary metals facilities in the state. By employment it is Alabama's number 4 manufacturing industry, and Alabama ranks number 5 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 331
- Primary Metal Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 91
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 19,281
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 188
- With a page here
- 10
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Primary metals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| American Cast Iron Pipe Co | Iron Foundries | Birmingham |
| Constellium Plant | Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing | Muscle Shoals |
| Ferroglobe USA Bridgeport, LLC, Fka-Tennessee Alloys Corporation | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Bridgeport |
| Globe Metallurgical | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Selma |
| Nemak USA Inc | Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries | Sylacauga |
| Nichols Aluminum | Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing | Decatur |
| Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Birmingham |
| Nucor Steel Decatur | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Trinity |
| Nucor Tuscaloosa | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Tuscaloosa |
| Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Mt Vernon |
These are the Alabama primary metals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 178 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS 331110): 6 facilities
- Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing (NAICS 331315): 2 facilities
- Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (NAICS 331221): 2 facilities
- Iron Foundries (NAICS 331511): 1 facility
- Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (NAICS 331210): 1 facility
- Steel Foundries (except Investment) (NAICS 331513): 1 facility
- Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (NAICS 331314): 1 facility
- Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (NAICS 331410): 1 facility
- Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries (NAICS 331523): 1 facility
- Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) (NAICS 331524): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active primary metals facilities in EPA records: Birmingham (26), Anniston (9), Decatur (8), Albertville (7), Huntsville (7).
New primary metals plants in Alabama
ArcelorMittal Calvert non-grain-oriented electrical steel mill, CalvertannouncedTheodore cryogenic container plant (second site), TheodoreannouncedMadison automotive steel blanking plant, MadisonannouncedBay Minette aluminum recycling and rolling plant, Bay MinetteoperatingNucor Towers & Structures Decatur transmission tower plant, DecaturannouncedDecatur Towers & Structures utility pole expansion, Decaturannounced
Primary metals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Alabama.