24 Manufacture of basic metals

This group includes activities such as direct reduction of iron ore, production of pig iron in molten or solid form, conversion of pig iron into steel, manufacture of ferroalloys and manufacture of steel products.

This class includes: - manufacture of seamless tubes and pipes of circular or non-circular cross section and of blanks of circular cross section, for further processing, by hot rolling, hot extrusion or by other hot processes of an intermediate product which can be a bar or a billet obtained by hot rolling or continuous casting - manufacture of precision and non-precision seamless tubes and pipes from hot rolled or hot extruded blanks by further processing, by cold-drawing or cold-rolling of tubes and pipes of circular cross section and by cold drawing only for tubes and pipes of non circular cross section and hollow profiles - manufacture of welded tubes and pipes of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, cold formed from hot rolled flat products and longitudinally or spirally welded - manufacture of welded tubes and pipes of an external diameter of 406,4 mm or less of circular cross section by continuous cold or hot forming of hot or cold rolled flat products and longitudinally or spirally welded and of non-circular cross section by hot or cold forming into shape from hot or cold rolled strip longitudinally welded - manufacture of welded precision tubes and pipes of an external diameter of 406,4 mm or less by hot or cold forming of hot or cold rolled strip and longitudinally welded delivered as welded or further processed, by cold drawing or cold rolling or cold formed into shape for tube and pipe of non-circular cross section - manufacture of flat flanges and flanges with forged collars by processing of hot rolled flat products of steel - manufacture of butt-welding fittings, such as elbows and reductions, by forging of hot rolled seamless tubes of steel - threaded and other tube or pipe fittings of steel This class excludes - manufacture of seamless tubes and pipes of steel by centrifugally casting, see 24.52

This group includes manufacturing other products by cold processing of steel.

Code 24.4 covers establishments engaged in the production of basic precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum, as well as other non-ferrous metals like copper, aluminium, nickel and zinc. Activities include smelting, refining, alloying and casting of these metals, but exclude downstream fabrication of metal products.

This group includes the manufacture of semi-finished products and various castings by a casting process. This group excludes: - manufacture of finished cast products such as: • boilers and radiators, see 25.21 • cast household items, see 25.99