This Decision shall relate exclusively to investment for activities in the iron and steel industry. Investment for coalmining activities shall remain subject to the provisions of Decision No 22-66 (3), as amended by Decision No 2237/73/ECSC (4) as long as no new decision on this sector has been adopted.
THE AUSTRALIAN IRON & STEEL INDUSTRY
PRODUCTION
Pig Iron ... Virtually all Australian pig iron production is used for steelmaking with iron for the casting industry being imported or derived from scrap. ... Ferroalloys. Ferroalloys are combinations of iron with other metallic elements and are used for adding alloying elements to steel. Metallic elements commonly used in steelmaking include: manganese, chromium, nickel, silicon, vanadium, cobalt, molybdenum, niobium, titanium and tungsten. ... Steel. Crude steel production in 1996 is estimated at 8.395million tonnes, slightly down from 1995 at 8.493million tonnes.
