Primary metals manufacturers in Virginia
Virginia has 35 primary metals establishments employing 3,488 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 62 active primary metals facilities in the state. By employment it is Virginia's number 16 manufacturing industry, and Virginia ranks number 27 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 331
- Primary Metal Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 35
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 3,488
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 62
- With a page here
- 4
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Primary metals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Bingham and Taylor Corp - Div of Virginia Ind | Iron Foundries | Culpeper |
| Chaparral Virginia Inc | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Petersburg |
| Griffin Pipe Products Company LLC | Iron Foundries | Lynchburg |
| Res DBA Steel Dynamics - Roanoke Bar Division | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Roanoke |
These are the Virginia primary metals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 58 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Iron Foundries (NAICS 331511): 3 facilities
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS 331110): 2 facilities
- Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (NAICS 331221): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active primary metals facilities in EPA records: Richmond (7), Bristol (4), Prince George (4), Salem (3), Abingdon (3).
New primary metals plants in Virginia
Chesapeake copper rod, magnet wire and rare-earth magnet complex, ChesapeakeannouncedTin Ridge tin refining plant, Martinsville areaannounced
Primary metals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Virginia.