General Information about the sector
The steel industry has long held a strategic place in the EU economy, fostering innovation, growth, and employment (According to EC, Raw materials, metals, minerals and forest-based industries, Metal industries, The EU steel industry, 2018.). Iron and steel have found uses in agriculture, construction, in the generation and distribution of power, in the manufacturing of machinery and equipment, in household and in medicinal uses. In 2006 steel production increased up to a world total of more than 1200 million tonnes (Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for Iron and Steel Production, 2013).
Industrial Activities (NACE Code C24.1, C24.2, C24.3)
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Section |
Division |
Group |
Description of the class |
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C |
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Manufacture |
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C24 |
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Manufacture of basic metals |
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C24.1 |
Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys |
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C24.2 |
Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel |
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C24.3 |
Manufacture of other products of first processing of steel |
Brine effluent generated in iron and steel production
The following table summarizes the key parameters for non-ferrous metals wastewater characterization.
Key parameters for iron and steel metals production wastewater characterisation
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Anions |
Cations |
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SO42- |
Na+ |
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CO3- |
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SCN- |
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S2O32- |
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Other parameters |
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pH TDS SS COD NH3 (free) VO3- Conductivity Arsenic compounds |
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