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The majority of steel industry facilities are covered by NAICS 331111 (iron and steel mills). This sector accounts for more than 95% of steel industry energy use. Of the remaining NAICS for the steel industry, only 331112 (electrometallurgical feroallor products) and 3312 (sheet product manufacturing from purchased steel) have data classified in the most recent MECS.

Energy Consumption by Major Process – 1997

Process Percentage of Total
Sintering 2
Cokemaking 0
Ironmaking 39
BOF Steelmaking 3
EAF Steelmaking 13
Casting 3
Boilers 11
Cogeneration 5
SUBTOTAL 77
All Other Processes (e.g., reheating, rolling finishing)* 23
TOTAL 100

Source: DOE 1999, AISI 1998

* Taken as the difference between known total industry use and known subtotal use




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