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Industry Name	Primary Aluminum Production
Comments	Aluminum production was associated with cancer of the lung and bladder. [BC Cancer Agency]
Description	This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) making aluminum from alumina and/or (2) making aluminum from alumina and rolling, drawing, extruding, or casting the aluminum they make into primary forms (e.g., bar, billet, ingot, plate, rod, sheet, strip). Establishments in this industry may make primary aluminum or aluminum-based alloys from alumina.
Category	Manufacturing
NAICS Code	331312
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this industry: Work in potroom at aluminum smelter Worked in smelter for years with heavy exposures to sulfur dioxide and metal fumes