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U.S. Consumption Of Iron And Steel Scrap, Pig Iron, And Direct-Reduced Iron In 2014, By Type Of Furnace Or Other Use

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TABLE 4
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, PIG IRON, AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON IN 2014,
BY TYPE OF FURNACE OR OTHER USE1
(Thousand metric tons)
 
    Manufacturers of pig iron and   Manufacturers   Iron foundries and   Total, all
raw steel and castings of steel castings miscellaneous users manufacturing types
Pig Pig Pig Pig
  Scrap   iron   DRI2   Scrap   iron   DRI2   Scrap   iron   DRI2   Scrap   iron   DRI2
Blast furnace 2,800 -- 2,680 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,800 -- 2,680
Basic oxygen process 5,920 23,800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5,920 23,800 --
Electric furnace 43,100 2,190 2,110 1,180 80 -- 4,590 1,950 3 48,900 4,230 2,110
Cupola furnace 64 -- -- -- -- -- 969 148 -- 1,030 148 --
Other3 -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- 3 -- --
Direct castings4 --   --   --   --   --   -- --   --   --   --   --   --
Total   51,900   25,900   4,790   1,190   80   --   5,560   2,100   3   58,600   28,100   4,800
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Direct-reduced iron.
3Includes air furnaces.
4Includes ingot molds and stools.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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