Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys

This class includes activities such as the direct reduction of iron ore, production of pig iron in molten or solid form, conversion of pig iron into steel, manufacture of ferro-alloys and manufacture of steel products. This class includes: - operation of blast furnaces, steel converters, rolling and finishing mills - production of pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms - production of ferro-alloys - production of ferrous products by direct reduction of iron and other spongy ferrous products - production of iron of exceptional purity by electrolysis or other chemical processes - remelting of scrap ingots of iron or steel - production of granular iron and iron powder - production of iron and steel in ingots or other primary forms - production of semi-finished products of iron or steel - manufacture of hot-rolled and cold-rolled flat-rolled products of iron or steel - manufacture of hot-rolled bars and rods of iron or steel - manufacture of hot-rolled open sections of iron or steel - manufacture of sheet piling of steel and welded open sections of iron or steel - manufacture of railway track materials (unassembled rails) of iron or steel - production of blast furnace gas

This class also includes: - manufacture of coated or uncoated flat-rolled steel products in coils or in straight lengths of a width of 600 mm or more by cold re-rolling of hot-rolled flat products or of steel rods

This class excludes: - cold drawing of bars, see 24.31