Research and Markets Adds Report: Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade

Oct 30, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) - Research and Markets announced the addition of Supplier Relations US's new report "Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade" to its offerings.
In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:

The Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing Industry report contains the most recent data and analysis on the industry's key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, industry structure. Also updated are the latest trade, shipment, and inventory data available through October 2012. This update provides the data necessary to make informed forecasts and business planning after the recent seasonal changes in output.

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) extruding aluminum bar, pipe, and tube blooms or extruding or drawing tube from purchased aluminum; and/or (2) recovering aluminum from scrap and extruding bar, pipe, and tube blooms or drawing tube in integrated mills. This 6-digit NAICS industry (331316) is under the hierarchy of Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing Industry (33131), Primary Metal Manufacturing Subsector (331), and the Manufacturing Sector (31-33). Its SIC equivalent code is: 3354 - Aluminum Extruded Products.

The industry's revenue for the year 2011 was reported at $7.6 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 14.3 percent. Import was valued at $.7 billion USD from 56 countries. The industry also exported $.9 billion USD worth of merchandise to 120 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the industry's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the industry in 2011 was $7.3 billion USD.