Primary metals manufacturers in Kentucky
Kentucky has 74 primary metals establishments employing 13,009 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 92 active primary metals facilities in the state. By employment it is Kentucky's number 6 manufacturing industry, and Kentucky ranks number 9 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 331
- Primary Metal Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 74
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 13,009
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 92
- With a page here
- 6
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Primary metals factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Alcan Aluminum Corp | Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum | Berea |
| Audubon Metals LLC | Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum | Henderson |
| Cc Metals and Alloys LLC | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | Calvert City |
| Century Aluminum Sebree LLC | Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production | Robards |
| Logan Aluminum Inc | Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing | Russellville |
| Real Alloy Recycling LLC | Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum | Morgantown |
These are the Kentucky primary metals facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 86 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (NAICS 331314): 5 facilities
- Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing (NAICS 331315): 2 facilities
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS 331110): 1 facility
- Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production (NAICS 331313): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active primary metals facilities in EPA records: Henderson (9), Louisville (6), Ghent (6), Ashland (5), Bowling Green (5).
New primary metals plants in Kentucky
Bowling Green aluminum extrusion and finishing plant (Kentucky Transpark), Bowling GreenannouncedRussellville secondary aluminum billet casting plant, RussellvilleannouncedGuthrie aluminum recycling and sheet ingot casting center, Guthrieunder constructionBowling Green specialty aluminum casting facility, Bowling Greenannounced
Primary metals manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Kentucky.