Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of alloy steel

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to alloy-steel bars and rods that obtain their final hot-rolled long-product form in a rolling mill and are supplied at the mill gate in irregularly wound coils. The foreground boundary begins with received alloy-steel billet, bloom, or an equivalent semi-finished long-steel feed and ends with inspected, bundled, saleable coil at the producing mill gate.

The PCR covers surface rectification when performed, reheating, descaling, hot rolling, controlled cooling, irregular coiling, inspection, trimming and bundling. It excludes production of the semi-finished steel feed, cold rolling, cold drawing, wire drawing, separate post-rolling pickling, separate annealing or patenting, galvanising, other coating, machining, downstream fabrication, distribution, use and end-of-life. A dataset that includes an excluded transformation shall report it as a separately identified process and shall not describe its output solely as the reference product of this PCR.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.basic-metals.bars-and-rods-hot-rolled-in-irregularly-wound-coils-of-alloy-steel
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 41243, exact classification context
covered_products	Stainless-steel and other alloy-steel hot-rolled bars and rods supplied in irregularly wound coils, including grade-specific wire rod in that market state
excluded_products	Iron or non-alloy-steel wire rod; straight bars or rods; cold-formed, cold-finished or drawn wire; separately annealed, pickled, galvanised or coated downstream products; semi-finished billets and blooms
representative_product	Saleable alloy-steel hot-rolled wire-rod coil at the rolling-mill gate
production_route	Semi-finished alloy-steel feed; optional surface rectification; reheating; descaling; hot rolling; controlled cooling; irregular coiling; inspection, trimming and bundling
market_state	Hot-rolled, irregularly wound coil; alloy grade, dimensional specification, surface condition, heat-treatment state and packaging state declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Supply of alloy-steel bars and rods in the hot-rolled, irregularly wound coil state at the producing mill gate
How much	1,000 kg net saleable product, excluding transport packaging mass
How well	Conforming to the declared alloy grade, diameter or section, dimensional tolerance, surface condition and applicable customer or product specification
How long or cycle	One completed production lot through the declared billet-to-coil hot-rolling route; no use-duration function is assigned
reference_flow_link	alloy_steel_hot_rolled_coil_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
Reference product flow	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of alloy steel; Tiangong UUID unresolved
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	alloy grade and standard; stainless, high-speed, silico-manganese or other alloy-steel family; billet or bloom feed state; nominal diameter or section; dimensional tolerance; surface condition; heat-treatment state; coil mass range; production route; mill technology; production site and geography; production period; recycled-content accounting method; net product mass; packaging inclusion or exclusion; mill-gate delivery boundary

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_product_mass	Reference product and all ferrous material-balance rows	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report dry, net metal mass at the weighing condition declared by the mill. Exclude strapping and other transport packaging from the reference product mass and record them as separate inputs.
energy_conversion	Alternating-current electricity	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66	MJ	Preserve the metered electricity unit and conversion factor in the foreground package; when converting kWh to MJ, use 3.6 MJ per kWh and do not mix primary-energy factors with delivered electricity.
gas_volume_conditions	Gaseous natural gas	Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66	m3	State the temperature, absolute pressure, moisture basis and meter correction used for the reported gas volume; do not combine volumes stated at different reference conditions.
water_net_makeup	Process water	Volume	m3	Report net make-up water crossing the site boundary. Recirculated water within the mill is an internal flow and shall not be counted repeatedly as new input.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Alloy-steel billet, bloom, or equivalent semi-finished long-steel feed received at the hot-rolling mill boundary, with grade, mass, casting route, temperature state and supplier geography declared
starting_condition_role	Upstream steelmaking and casting are represented by the selected semi-finished alloy-steel input dataset rather than reconstructed inside this foreground PCR
product_classification_scope	Alloy-steel hot-rolled bars and rods supplied in irregularly wound coils; CPC 3.0 code 41243 is classification context and does not replace the semantic product qualifiers
recursive_input_rule	A purchased or transferred product already meeting this PCR's reference-product state shall be recorded as an upstream product input and shall not be rerun through the billet-to-coil foreground process; disclose the transferred mass and avoid double counting its prior rolling burdens
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use a geographically, technologically and grade-representative semi-finished alloy-steel dataset with its steelmaking route, recycled-content method and casting state disclosed
disclosure	Declare included unit operations, direct-firing fuels, electricity supply, water-loop boundary, surface rectification, yield and internal returns, waste destinations, emission-monitoring basis, packaging, site, geography and production period

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
boundary_rule_start	foreground_start	Begin the foreground system at receipt of semi-finished alloy-steel billet, bloom or equivalent long-steel feed; connect upstream steelmaking and casting through the input dataset.	ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022
boundary_rule_operations	foreground_operations	Include all attributable on-site surface rectification when used, reheating, descaling, hot rolling, cooling, irregular coiling, inspection, trimming, bundling, direct energy, water, wastes and direct emissions.	ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022
boundary_rule_downstream	excluded_downstream_processing	Exclude wire drawing, cold rolling, separate pickling, separate annealing or patenting, galvanising, coating and downstream fabrication from the reference-product process; model any included downstream transformation separately.	ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022
boundary_rule_internal_returns	internal_recycling	Do not report scale, crop ends, off-specification rod, water or lubricant as an external output when it is fully returned and consumed within the same declared foreground system; retain the internal return record for mass-balance review.

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
hot_rolling_and_coiling	Billet preparation, reheating, descaling, hot rolling, cooling, irregular coiling and finishing	required	Surface rectification exchanges apply only when scarfing or grinding is performed; all other listed core stages are included for saleable hot-rolled coiled product	Foreground production from semi-finished alloy-steel feed to mill-gate coil	1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods

Process: Billet preparation, hot rolling and coiling (hot_rolling_and_coiling)

This process aggregates the connected mill stages so that intermediate hot billets and rod between stands are not counted as external product exchanges. Unit-operation meters and records shall still be retained where available.

Inputs

Product flows

Semi-finished alloy-steel feed (alloy_steel_billet_input)

Record the alloy-steel billet, bloom or equivalent long-steel feed that crosses the rolling-mill boundary. Grade and feed state shall match the produced coil.

• Selected flow: Alloy-steel billet or bloom; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net mass charged to production lots, adjusted for opening and closing work-in-process inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022

Delivered alternating-current electricity (hot_rolling_electricity_input)

Record metered alternating-current electricity delivered to billet preparation, rolling drives, pumps, fans, cooling, coiling and finishing within the foreground process.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: metered delivered electricity allocated to the declared production lots and converted to MJ using the recorded meter unit
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_metering
• Sources: ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022

Natural gas for reheating (reheating_natural_gas_input)

Record gaseous natural gas delivered to reheating or holding burners within the foreground process. Supplier geography, burner technology and volume reference conditions are required.

• Selected flow: natural gas in the gaseous state 4f19ca0e-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: corrected meter volume attributable to the declared production lots
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_natural_gas_metering
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-steel-minimills-2009

Net process-water make-up (process_water_input)

Record the net process water supplied across the site boundary for descaling, roll cooling, product cooling and other direct mill uses. Do not count internally recirculated water as repeated input. Convert volume-meter records to mass using a documented measured or supplier density at the declared reference condition.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: mass of incoming make-up water less the mass of measured return exported back to the same supplier system, attributable to the declared production lots
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_metering
• Sources: ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022

Rolling lubricant (rolling_lubricant_input)

Record hot rolling oil when it crosses the foreground boundary for the declared mill technology. Mark this row not applicable when production and stores records verify that no hot rolling oil was supplied; chemically different lubricants shall be added as separate dataset exchanges.

• Selected flow: Hot rolling oil b6d54639-2da8-49b3-89d2-e14324bb14c8
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: purchased or issued lubricant mass consumed by the declared production lots, corrected for inventory change and recovered lubricant returned to service
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_lubricant_records
• Sources:

Steel strapping for coil bundling (steel_strapping_input)

Record steel straps shipped with the coil separately from the net reference-product mass.

• Selected flow: Steel baling band 56fe4f71-b594-4b55-8553-c87f2516737d
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: issued or purchased steel-strap mass attached to shipped coils in the declared production lots
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources:

Waste flows

No waste flow is expected as an input to the declared billet-to-coil process. If externally generated waste is used, define it as a separate, chemically and physically specific exchange and explain its treatment role.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is prescribed. Water supplied by a utility or withdrawn under a product-flow convention is recorded in the product-flow water row; any direct environmental withdrawal shall instead be represented by the exact elementary flow used by the dataset.

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable hot-rolled alloy-steel coiled bars and rods (alloy_steel_hot_rolled_coil_output)

Record only product passing the declared grade, dimension, surface and coil acceptance criteria. Packaging mass is excluded.

• Selected flow: Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of alloy steel; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net saleable product mass; normalize the foreground inventory to 1,000 kg
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1,000 kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025

Waste flows

Mill scale sent outside the foreground system (mill_scale_output)

Record oxide scale removed during descaling and rolling only when it leaves the declared foreground system for treatment, recovery or disposal.

• Selected flow: Mill scale 763bdad1-b443-428a-89b6-371a6807fc6c
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured dispatched mass plus closing storage inventory less opening storage inventory, attributed to the declared production lots
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022

Grinding or scarfing swarf (grinding_swarf_output)

Record alloy-steel swarf or dust leaving the foreground system when surface rectification by grinding or scarfing is performed. Mark the row not applicable only when production records show that no such operation occurred.

• Selected flow: Steel swarf 6a16eab5-8097-4e37-8d28-aa1e81b8bb5c
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured collected mass attributable to production lots that underwent surface rectification
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods for the applicable route
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022

Spent rolling lubricant (spent_rolling_lubricant_output)

Record used hot rolling oil only when it leaves the foreground system for external regeneration, treatment or disposal. Mark this row not applicable when no hot rolling oil was supplied or no used oil crossed the boundary.

• Selected flow: Used lubricating oil 55d93375-7f04-4166-b2a2-88ce929051a5
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured dispatched mass adjusted for opening and closing on-site waste storage
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_mass_records
• Sources:

Rejected alloy-steel rod sent outside the foreground system (rejected_alloy_steel_rod_output)

Record crop ends and off-specification hot-rolled rod only when they leave the declared foreground system. Material fully returned to an upstream steelmaking process inside the same declared system is tracked internally and not reported as an external waste output.

• Selected flow: Off-specification alloy-steel hot-rolled rod; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured dispatched mass adjusted for opening and closing reject inventory
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_mass_balance
• Sources:

Cooling-water blowdown (cooling_water_blowdown_output)

Record cooling-water blowdown that crosses the foreground boundary to external wastewater treatment or discharge. Do not combine it with sanitary wastewater or unrelated site effluent.

• Selected flow: Hot-rolling cooling-water blowdown; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: measured blowdown volume attributable to the declared production lots
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_metering
• Sources: ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide from on-site fuel combustion (reheating_fossil_co2_air)

Record fossil carbon dioxide emitted to air from natural-gas combustion in reheating or holding furnaces within the foreground boundary. Do not include upstream gas-supply emissions in this direct elementary flow.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: site-measured or facility-verified direct fossil carbon-dioxide mass attributable to the declared production lots
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg net saleable hot-rolled coiled bars and rods
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions_records
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-steel-minimills-2009

No external quantitative ranges are prescribed in this candidate PCR. Important-flow ranges remain unresolved until at least two independent original-text sources with compatible billet-to-coil boundary, functional unit, product state, geography and technology are verified; foreground collection remains mandatory.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
allocation_rule_subdivide	shared_mill_operations	Prefer subdivision or direct lot, meter and mass-record attribution for reheating, rolling, cooling, coiling and finishing before applying allocation.
allocation_rule_internal_returns	internal_returns	Treat scale, crop ends, rejected rod, water and lubricant returned within the declared foreground system as internal exchanges; do not assign an avoided-product credit or report them again as external outputs.
allocation_rule_residuals	saleable_residual_outputs	If a saleable residual leaves the foreground system and shared burdens cannot be subdivided, allocate the remaining shared burdens by documented physical mass after separately attributing process-specific burdens; disclose output masses, market status, allocation fraction and sensitivity to an economic alternative.
allocation_rule_no_recycled_content_double_count	semi_finished_steel_input	Preserve the recycled-content or end-of-life accounting method of the upstream semi-finished alloy-steel dataset and do not add a second scrap credit in the rolling foreground.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_material_mass_balance	hot_rolling_and_coiling	alloy_steel_billet_input; alloy_steel_hot_rolled_coil_output; rejected_alloy_steel_rod_output	certified weighbridge, scale, production and inventory records	heat or lot id; grade; feed mass; saleable coil mass; reject mass; crop-end mass; opening and closing work-in-process; scale id; calibration status	Link weighed inputs and outputs to heat or production-lot identifiers and reconcile inventory change	kg	each heat or lot; aggregate monthly	at least 12 consecutive representative months, or the full campaign when shorter	all lines and lots represented by the dataset	Sum verified lot records, adjust for inventory change, then normalize by verified net saleable product mass	calibrated-scale certificates; production reconciliation; grade certificates; inventory sign-off
cp_electricity_metering	hot_rolling_and_coiling	hot_rolling_electricity_input	revenue, submeter or verified energy-management records	meter id; start and end reading; meter unit; line or equipment scope; outage; production lot or period; supplier; voltage; geography; calibration	Prefer line submeters; otherwise attribute site-meter electricity using documented operating hours or equipment load after subtracting non-foreground uses	kWh or MJ	continuous or shift readings; aggregate monthly	same representative period as product output	all included rolling-mill equipment and attributable auxiliaries	Sum attributable delivered electricity and convert to MJ without applying a primary-energy factor	meter calibration; invoices; submeter map; reconciliation to site total
cp_natural_gas_metering	hot_rolling_and_coiling	reheating_natural_gas_input	corrected gas-meter and supplier records	meter id; volume; temperature; pressure; moisture basis; correction factor; burner and furnace id; production period; supplier geography	Read furnace or line meters; reconcile corrected volume to supplier invoices and production operating periods	m3	continuous or shift readings; aggregate monthly	same representative period as product output	every reheating or holding furnace included in the dataset	Sum volume at one declared reference condition and allocate only documented shared-furnace use	meter calibration; supplier invoices; correction certificate; furnace operating log
cp_water_metering	hot_rolling_and_coiling	process_water_input; cooling_water_blowdown_output	intake, make-up, return and blowdown meter records	meter id; intake; purchased make-up; exported return; blowdown; line scope; date; water source; water density and reference condition; treatment destination	Reconcile water-loop meters and distinguish internal recirculation from boundary-crossing make-up and blowdown	m3 raw readings; kg reported process-water input	daily or shift readings; aggregate monthly	same representative period as product output	rolling, descaling and cooling water systems attributable to the product	Calculate net boundary-crossing volumes, convert the process-water input to mass using documented density, and allocate shared systems using documented throughput or operating time	meter calibration; density record; water balance; utility invoice; discharge or treatment record
cp_lubricant_records	hot_rolling_and_coiling	rolling_lubricant_input; spent_rolling_lubricant_output	purchase, issue, recovery and waste-dispatch records	product identity; issued mass; purchased mass; recovered mass; opening and closing stock; spent mass; destination; production period	Reconcile stores and waste records by chemically specific lubricant and line	kg	each issue and dispatch; aggregate monthly	same representative period as product output	all included rolling equipment	Consumption equals issues or purchases plus opening stock minus closing stock and verified return to service	safety data sheet; purchase invoice; stores ledger; waste transfer note
cp_packaging_records	hot_rolling_and_coiling	steel_strapping_input	packaging bill of materials and issue records	strap specification; mass per strap or issued mass; number of straps; coil id; opening and closing stock	Link strap issues or bill-of-material counts to shipped coils and verify count-to-mass conversion	kg	each shipped coil; aggregate monthly	same representative period as product output	all reference-product coils shipped by the represented site	Sum verified attached strap mass; exclude it from net reference-product mass	packaging specification; calibrated sample mass; issue record; shipment record
cp_waste_mass_records	hot_rolling_and_coiling	mill_scale_output; grinding_swarf_output; spent_rolling_lubricant_output	waste scale, storage and transfer records	waste identity; source operation; measured mass; opening and closing storage; internal return; destination; date; lot or period	Weigh each segregated waste stream and reconcile dispatches, storage change and internal returns	kg	each dispatch; aggregate monthly	same representative period as product output	all included process areas and waste stores	External output equals dispatch plus closing storage minus opening storage; exclude documented internal returns	scale calibration; waste transfer note; storage inventory; destination evidence
cp_direct_emissions_records	hot_rolling_and_coiling	reheating_fossil_co2_air	continuous monitoring, stack test, or facility-verified direct-emissions inventory	source id; fossil fuel quantity and composition; monitored or calculated CO2; method; sampling period; production period; control status; uncertainty	Use site monitoring or a facility-verified inventory linked to included furnaces; retain the method and source-specific boundary	kg	continuous, test campaign, or verified reporting period; aggregate to dataset period	same representative period as product output	all direct fuel-combustion sources inside the foreground boundary	Sum source-specific fossil CO2 and attribute to represented product lots using direct records or documented furnace service	monitoring QA/QC; calibration; laboratory or verification report; source-to-furnace map

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	normalized amount = period-attributable exchange / period net saleable reference-product mass × 1,000 kg	verified exchange amount; verified net saleable coil mass	exchange amount per 1,000 kg reference product
calc_material_balance	ferrous material rows	unexplained mass difference = adjusted semi-finished feed mass - saleable product mass - externally dispatched ferrous or oxide outputs - closing internal ferrous inventory increase; report all terms and sign convention	feed, product, scale, swarf, reject and inventory-change records	documented mill mass-balance reconciliation
calc_net_process_water	process water	net make-up-water mass = (boundary-crossing intake or purchased make-up volume - water volume exported back to the same supplier system) × documented water density at the declared reference condition; use direct mass records when available and exclude internal recirculation	intake, make-up, export and recirculation records; water density and reference condition	net process-water input in kg
calc_gas_reference_volume	natural gas	Convert each gas record to the single declared temperature, absolute-pressure and moisture condition using the meter or supplier correction; do not combine uncorrected volumes	metered volume; reference and observed conditions; correction factor	corrected natural-gas volume in m3
calc_packaging_mass	steel strapping	strap mass = verified strap count × measured or specified mass per strap, unless total issued mass is directly weighed	strap count; mass per strap; direct issued mass	steel-strapping input mass

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product and semi-finished feed	Retain grade certificates, product specification, heat or lot traceability, diameter or section, surface and heat-treatment state, and evidence that the output is supplied as an irregularly wound hot-rolled coil.	certificates of analysis; production order; inspection and shipment records
dq_temporal_representativeness	all foreground exchanges	Use one common representative production period, normally at least 12 consecutive months; document shutdowns, campaigns, abnormal events and any shorter-period justification.	dated raw records; production calendar; representativeness statement
dq_meter_and_scale_quality	mass, energy, gas and water	Use calibrated meters or documented reconciliation to invoices and site totals; retain meter scope, unit, correction and uncertainty information.	calibration certificates; meter map; invoice reconciliation; QA/QC records
dq_completeness	process inventory	Reconcile all listed rows as measured, calculated, zero with evidence, not applicable under the stated condition, or unresolved; do not omit a known exchange because its UUID is unresolved.	signed completeness checklist; material, energy and water balances; unresolved-flow register
dq_upstream_steel	semi-finished alloy-steel input	Document steelmaking route, casting route, grade family, supplier geography, recycled-content method and whether the feed dataset includes hot charging or prior reheating.	supplier dataset and certificate; procurement specification; chain-of-custody record
dq_waste_destination	external waste outputs	Distinguish internal returns from external recovery, treatment and disposal and retain the receiving destination and mass evidence.	waste transfer notes; receiver records; inventory reconciliation

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
validation_rule_identity	reference_product	Confirm CPC classification context and every required product qualifier; reject a dataset whose output is straight bar, drawn wire, coated product or another downstream state.	unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; unsd-cpc-1-1-chinese
validation_rule_reference_amount	reference_flow	Confirm that all exchanges are normalized to exactly 1,000 kg net saleable product and that steel strapping or other packaging is excluded from that mass.
validation_rule_boundary	system_boundary	Confirm that upstream steelmaking and casting are represented only through the semi-finished feed dataset and that all included hot-rolling stages, direct energy, water, external wastes and direct emissions are covered.	ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022
validation_rule_mass_balance	ferrous_material_balance	Reconcile semi-finished feed, saleable product, mill scale, swarf, rejects, internal returns and work-in-process change; investigate and disclose any material unexplained difference.
validation_rule_energy	electricity_and_fuel	Reconcile electricity and corrected natural-gas records to the same production period and mill scope; confirm that upstream supply burdens are not duplicated as direct emissions.	us-epa-ap42-steel-minimills-2009
validation_rule_uuid_status	tiangong_references	Before activation or publication, directly read and confirm any newly adopted Tiangong UUID as public state_code 100 with matching base name, flow type, classification, property, unit group, state, geography, technology and comment; retain unresolved rows explicitly until then.
validation_rule_ranges	quantitative_ranges	Do not add an externally inferred range unless at least two mutually independent original sources have compatible system boundary, reference basis and product state and the synthesis explains geography and technology differences.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset suitable, after review, for publication as a secondary_dataset or background_dataset
downstream_use	Product-carbon-footprint, process-LCA and lifecyclemodel studies needing a mill-gate alloy-steel hot-rolled wire-rod coil input
allowed_use	Use when alloy family, grade, product state, mill route, geography, production period, upstream steel route, recycled-content method and reference mass are compatible with the study
excluded_use	Do not use as a proxy for non-alloy-steel rod, straight bar, cold-drawn wire, separately heat-treated or pickled wire rod, coated products, semi-finished steel, or cradle-to-gate steel without the upstream feed dataset
required_metadata	PCR id and version; product and grade qualifiers; reference-flow UUID status; site and geography; period; technology; included stages; semi-finished feed dataset; steel route and recycled-content method; energy suppliers; water boundary; allocation; packaging; waste destinations; direct-emissions method; unresolved identities
required_quality_disclosure	raw-record coverage; meter and scale quality; temporal and technological representativeness; material, energy and water reconciliation; allocation sensitivity; data gaps; UUID and range-evidence status; uncertainty and verification status
update_trigger	Change in alloy family, product state, furnace or rolling technology, upstream steel route, electricity or fuel supply, water system, yield, allocation, packaging, site, representative period, Tiangong reference identity, or applicable product specification

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 structure, 30 June 2025. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv (retrieved 2026-09-03)	Official CPC 3.0 code 41243 identity, English title and hierarchy context
unsd-cpc-1-1-chinese	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 1.1, Chinese edition. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/SeriesM/M_77ver1_1c.pdf (retrieved 2026-09-03)	Verified Chinese steel-product terminology for irregularly coiled, hot-rolled stainless or other alloy-steel bars and rods under code 41243
ec-jrc-fmp-bref-2022	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Ferrous Metals Processing Industry, JRC131649, EUR 31321 EN, 2022, DOI 10.2760/196475. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC131649 (retrieved 2026-09-03)	Semi-finished-steel downstream boundary; hot-rolling process sequence; distinction from cold rolling, wire drawing, pickling, annealing and coating routes
us-epa-ap42-steel-minimills-2009	official_guidance	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Factor Documentation for AP-42 Section 12.5.1, Iron and Steel Production - Steel Minimills, April 2009. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-11/documents/b12s0501.pdf (retrieved 2026-09-03)	Natural-gas-fired reheating of semi-finished steel, direct-emission scope and source-quality expectations