241000 Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys

This type 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 steel in ingots or other primary forms
• production of semi-finished products of steel
• manufacture of hot-rolled and cold rolled flat-rolled products of steel
• manufacture of hot-rolled bars and rods of steel
• manufacture of hot-rolled open sections of steel
• manufacture of sheet piling of steel and welded open sections of steel
• manufacture of railway track materials (unassembled rails) of steel

This type excludes:

• cold drawing of bars (see 243100)