ISIC 243—Casting of metals

Where 243 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 24 Manufacture of basic metals
3. 243 Casting of metals

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 2431 Casting of iron and steel
• 2432 Casting of non-ferrous metals

What 243 includes

• This group includes activities of foundries employing different casting processes to produce castings with all ferrous and non-ferrous metal alloys. Subsequent trimming or de-scaling of the castings might be included, but without any further processing
• This group includes the manufacture of castings used in various industries

What 243 excludes

• Manufacture of products obtained by production processes other than from castings, e.g. as forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts, rolled rings or powder metallurgy products, etc., see division 25
• Manufacture of finished products by further processing of castings e.g.:
• Boilers and radiators, see 2512
• Cast household items, see 2599

243 in other systems