Primary metals manufacturers in Texas
Texas has 252 primary metals establishments employing 22,390 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 216 active primary metals facilities in the state. By employment it is Texas's number 13 manufacturing industry, and Texas ranks number 4 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 331
- Primary Metal Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 252
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 22,390
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 216
- With a page here
- 9
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Primary metals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Reynolds Metals | 331311 | Gregory |
| Arcelormittal Vinton Inc | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Vinton |
| Exide Technologies Frisco Recycling Center | Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | Frisco |
| Gerdau Midlothian Plant | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Midlothian |
| Nucor Steel Texas | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Jewett |
| Point Comfort Plant | Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production | Point Comfort |
| Structural Metals Inc | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Seguin |
| Tci Texarkana, Inc | Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum | Texarkana |
| US Denro Steels | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Baytown |
These are the Texas primary metals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 207 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS 331110): 5 facilities
- Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (NAICS 331221): 3 facilities
- Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production (NAICS 331313): 2 facilities
- Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (NAICS 331314): 2 facilities
- Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS 331492): 1 facility
- Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (NAICS 331318): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active primary metals facilities in EPA records: Houston (37), Dallas (9), El Paso (8), San Antonio (6), Fort Worth (6).
New primary metals plants in Texas
Northlake 10X rare earth magnet campus (expansion), NorthlakeannouncedTemple superalloy and specialty metals plant, TempleannouncedVinton steel mini-mill expansion, Vintonannounced
Primary metals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Texas.