NACE 24.44: Copper production

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 24.44. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2420.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 24.44 is "Copper production". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 24 (Manufacture of basic metals), then group 24.4 (Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 24.44 (Copper production).

What the class includes

This class includes: - manufacture of unrefined or refined unwrought copper, alloyed or not alloyed, from ores or from copper waste and scrap - manufacture of bars, rods, profiles, plates, sheets and strip of copper and copper alloys - manufacture of wire of copper and copper alloys - manufacture of tubes, pipes, tube and pipe fittings of copper and copper alloys - manufacture of copper foil, whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials

What it excludes

This class excludes: - casting of copper, see 24.54 - shredding of copper waste and scrap, see 38.21

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
24.44	Copper production	-

The label in 24 languages

bgПроизводство на мед
csVýroba a hutní zpracování mědi
daFremstilling af kobber
deErzeugung und erste Bearbeitung von Kupfer
elΠαραγωγή χαλκού
enCopper production
esProducción de cobre
etVasetootmine
fiKuparin valmistus
frMétallurgie du cuivre
gaTáirgeadh copair
hrProizvodnja bakra
huRézgyártás
itProduzione di rame
ltVario gamyba
lvVara ražošana
mtProduzzjoni tar-ram
nlProductie van koper
plProdukcja miedzi
ptProdução de cobre
roMetalurgia cuprului
skVýroba medi
slProizvodnja bakra
svFramställning av koppar

Neighbouring classes

24.41 Precious metals production · 24.42 Aluminium production · 24.43 Lead, zinc and tin production · 24.45 Other non-ferrous metal production · 24.46 Processing of nuclear fuel

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.