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REFINED STEEL [4 records]

Record 1 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Establishments
  • Trade
  • Environmental Management
DEF

[A] grouping of industries that are predominantly export-oriented, large emitters of GHGs [greenhouse gases] that compete with international firms in foreign and domestic markets.

OBS

They are the country's heavy industries and are involved in metal and non-metal mining, smelting and refining, and the production of industrial goods, such as refined petroleum products, chemicals, fertilizers, aluminium, pulp and paper, iron and steel, and cement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements industriels
  • Commerce
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Les émissions de gaz à effet de serre provenant des industries touchées par les échanges et rejetant de grandes quantités d'émissions ont diminué […] entre 1990 et 2008.

CONT

Le secteur des industries touchées par le commerce et rejetant de grandes quantités d'émissions représente les émissions provenant des activités d'exploitation minière, de fonte et de raffinage, ainsi que de la production et de la transformation des biens industriels tels que les produits chimiques, les engrais, le papier ou le ciment.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos industriales
  • Comercio
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2016-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
  • Cast Iron
DEF

Crude iron that is the direct product of the blast furnace and is refined to produce steel, wrought iron, or ingot iron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
  • Fonte
CONT

On appelle fontes brutes les produits ferreux destinés à une transformation ultérieure, contenant généralement 1,9 % et plus de carbone, dans lesquels le fer est l'élément qui prédomine en poids.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fundición
  • Hierro fundido
DEF

Fundición de hierro que se obtiene en el alto horno y que constituye la materia prima de la industria del hierro y del acero.

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Record 3 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

The combination of two processes for melting or refining a metal. Steel may be melted in an open-hearth furnace and refined in an electric furnace. Iron may be melted in a cupola and subsequently passed to an electric furnace for further treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Fusion et traitement à l'état liquide d'un métal dans deux appareils distincts.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A steel container of general cylindrical form.

OBS

Refined products are shipped in steel drums with capacities of about 50 to 55 U. S. gal(about 200 liters).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie

Spanish

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