USAspending.gov · NAICS 331410 · Manufacturing
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
Top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars — code 331410 in Manufacturing.
- CY2024 awards
- $1.3B
- Corpus rank
- #71 of 499
- Award plate
- HEAVY
- Sector
- MFG · NICHE
Nonferrous Metal federal industry awards
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (NAICS 331410) ranks #71 of 499 tracked industries by calendar-2024 contract dollars at $1.3B.
PlainFedContract reports USAspending.gov calendar-2024 awards under NAICS 331410. Stamp board: HEAVY · MFG · CLIMBER. See /methodology/#naics.
Year-over-year change, 2019–2024
Across the calendar years on file, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining’s annual contract dollars fell from $2.0B in 2023 to $1.3B in 2024. 34.2% vs 2023 The strongest year on file is 2022 at $2.1B.
Calendar-year prime contract obligations by action date (award types A-D). Annual figures use the same NAICS classification basis as the CY2024 headline above.
How Nonferrous Metal leads the CY2024 industry award board
$1.3B · #71 of 499 by CY2024 industry awards , a top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars (same board as the industries listing). See methodology.
$1.3B under NAICS 331410 · #71 of 499 , HEAVY · MFG · NICHE · CLIMBER. 2019→2024: 152→71 of 499 (0.060%→0.17% of tracked industry dollars) ; #20/140 in MFG. That is a 81-place move over 5 years. Nearest ABS peer: Other Management Consulting Ser… at $1.3B (HEAVY).
Calendar-2024 actions under NAICS 331410 count as opportunity size, not firm revenue. Sector weight is light within MFG. Populations, lag, and NAICS/SBA rules: methodology.
Source: USAspending.gov · U.S. Department of the Treasury
Mega-scale industry peers nationwide
Cross-sector peers from the USAspending NAICS extract: nearest mega-scale calendar-2024 award dollars and nearest sector-weight share. Not recommendations.
Closest CY2024 award dollars
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Disclaimer: Data from USAspending.gov public records. For informational purposes only. Industry spending amounts are aggregated from contract awards and may not reflect the most current data. Always verify with official sources.
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