Primary Metal Manufacturing in Kentucky
NAICS 331 · KY
Kentucky has 176 establishments in Primary Metal Manufacturing, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2024. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported annual payroll of about $1.2 billion for this industry in Kentucky during 2024. There are 208 facilities listed in the register, across 76 cities. COMMONWEALTH ROLLED PRODUCTS in Lewisport had 1,121 employees in 2025.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, cities and product lines
Plants in Kentucky208 FACILITIES
| Facility | City | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Metals LLC | Henderson | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Century Aluminum Sebree LLC | Robards | 500+ | ACTIVE |
| Curtis-maruyasu America | Lebanon | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Eastern Alloys of Ky | Henderson | 20–99 | ACTIVE |
| Felker Brothers CORP Plant Ii | Glasgow | 1–19 | ACTIVE |
| Fritz Winter North America LP | Franklin | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Hussey Copper LTD | Eminence | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Hydro Aluminum Metals USA LLC | Henderson | 20–99 | ACTIVE |
| North American Stainless | Ghent | 500+ | ACTIVE |
| Real Alloy Recycling LLC | Morgantown | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC | Russell Springs | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Stupp Bridge Company | Bowling Green | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Trace Die Cast INC | Bowling Green | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions INC | Bowling Green | 100–499 | ACTIVE |
| Minova USA INC | Georgetown | — | ACTIVE |
| Nucor Steel Brandenburg | Brandenburg | 500+ | ACTIVE |
| Steel Ventures, INC. | Greenup | 20–99 | ACTIVE |
| Traughber Mechanical Services, INC. | Franklin | 20–99 | ACTIVE |
| Beneke Holdings LLC | Louisville | — | ACTIVE |
| Nucor Corporation | Brandenburg | — | ACTIVE |
| Plymouth Tube Company | Hopkinsville | — | ACTIVE |
| Prysmian Cables and Systems Usa, LLC | Lawrenceburg | — | ACTIVE |
| Vac Magnetics, LLC | Elizabethtown | — | ACTIVE |
| Felker Brothers CORP | Glasgow | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Kentucky Chrome Works LLC | Horse Cave | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Kowa Kentucky , INC. | Corbin | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Matalco Shelbyville LLC | Shelbyville | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Nemak USA INC | Glasgow | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Republic Conduit | Louisville | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Amg Aluminum North America LLC | Robards | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Beneke Wire CO | Louisville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel | Bowling Green | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cardinal Aluminum Company Plant 3 | Louisville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cardinal Manufacturing Company INC | Louisville | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Carrier Franklin | Franklin | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Central Motor Wheel of America INC | Paris | 500+ | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Eckart Effect Pigments | Louisville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Esco Group LLC - Covington | Covington | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gibbs Die Casting Aluminum | Henderson | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| H & H Sheet Metal Fabricators | Russellville | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Huntington Alloys CORP | Catlettsburg | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Insteel Wire Products CO | Hickman | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| International Crankshaft INC. | Georgetown | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Kentucky Smelting Technology INC | Paris | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Motor Wheel LLC | Franklin | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Novelis Corporation | Guthrie | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Owls Head Alloys INC | Bowling Green | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Plymouth Engineered Shapes | Hopkinsville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Prysmain Group - General Cable | Lawrenceburg | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Rane Precision Die Casting | Russellville | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
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