Primary metals manufacturers in North Carolina
North Carolina has 73 primary metals establishments employing 10,094 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 79 active primary metals facilities in the state. By employment it is North Carolina's number 17 manufacturing industry, and North Carolina ranks number 12 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 331
- Primary Metal Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 73
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 10,094
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 79
- With a page here
- 5
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Primary metals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa - Badin Works | 331312 | Badin |
| Allvac - Bakers Plant | Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | Monroe |
| Bombardier Motor Corporation of America - Spruce Pine | Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) | Spruce Pine |
| Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc - Charlotte Steel Mill | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Charlotte |
| Nucor Steel - Cofield Facility | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Cofield |
These are the North Carolina primary metals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 74 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS 331110): 2 facilities
- Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production (NAICS 331313): 1 facility
- Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS 331492): 1 facility
- Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (NAICS 331491): 1 facility
- Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) (NAICS 331524): 1 facility
- Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (NAICS 331221): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active primary metals facilities in EPA records: Monroe (6), Charlotte (6), Greenville (4), Shelby (3), Fletcher (3).
New primary metals plants in North Carolina
Lexington rebar micro mill, LexingtonannouncedHertford County specialty steel forging and fabrication plant, Cofield areaannounced
Primary metals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in North Carolina.