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NACE 25.40: Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 25.50. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 2591.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 25.40 is "Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy". It sits in section C (MANUFACTURING), then division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment), then group 25.4 (Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 25.50 (Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy).

What the class includes

This class includes general activities for the forming of metal. This class includes: - forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal - production of metal objects directly from metal powders by heat treatment (sintering) or under pressure, i.e. powder metallurgy

What it excludes

This class excludes: - production of metal powder, see 24.10, 24.4

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
25.50Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy-

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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.