Manufacture of metallurgical converters, ladles, ingot moulds, casting machines and metal-rolling mills · Process: Gate packaging and dispatch (dispatch)

Process: Gate packaging and dispatch (dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Purchased electricity delivered to factory (dispatch_electricity)

Measured supply at actual voltage/grid region/year; exclude source-specific generation or delivery-service proxies. Services row is only unassigned residual after the other process meters. Calibrated interval submeter and causal allocation; reconcile all rows to the same site-period imports, generation, exports and storage changes.

• Selected flow: Purchased electricity delivered to factory
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_dispatch.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch
• Sources:

Wooden transport skid (wood_pack)

Only when this exact exchange crosses the process boundary for the declared route; actual grade/specification, supplier interface and absence evidence are required. Weigh issues/receipts, matched returns and opening/closing stocks; trace lot, specification and actual process destination.

• Selected flow: Wooden transport skid
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_dispatch.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch
• Sources:

Steel packaging strap (steel_strap)

Only when this exact exchange crosses the process boundary for the declared route; actual grade/specification, supplier interface and absence evidence are required. Weigh issues/receipts, matched returns and opening/closing stocks; trace lot, specification and actual process destination.

• Selected flow: Steel packaging strap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_dispatch.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch
• Sources:

Polyethylene transport film (pe_film)

Only when this exact exchange crosses the process boundary for the declared route; actual grade/specification, supplier interface and absence evidence are required. Weigh issues/receipts, matched returns and opening/closing stocks; trace lot, specification and actual process destination.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene transport film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_dispatch.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch
• Sources:

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted configured metallurgical equipment (finished)

The reference is exactly one declared family/configuration and accepted supplied set. Net mass includes only supplied body, supports, drives, retained initial liner/coating/fill and contract-qualified ancillaries; no customer molten charge, packaging or rejected units. Calibrated weighing of accepted net equipment of the same configuration; reconcile shipped modules and acceptance record.

• Selected flow: Accepted configured metallurgical equipment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_mass
• Sources:

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
subdivide	shared processes	First trace order/serial/lot and subdivide material issues and process meters.	ef-allocation-2021
causal_residual	unassigned shared burdens	Allocate only remaining burden using measured causal machine-time/load, weld-time, treated area or furnace load as appropriate. Document denominator and uncertainty; do not default all utilities to equipment mass. Other relationship needs justified sensitivity.	ef-allocation-2021
scrap_returns	scrap and internal returns	Pair and cancel internal transfers at aggregate boundary; retain rework energy and losses. External scrap/recovered solvent remains named output with actual receiving route; no automatic avoided-primary-material credit.
services_once	utilities	Reconcile site-period purchased imports + actual on-site generation + opening energy storage = assigned fabrication/foundry/heat/machining/lining/surface/assembly/dispatch use + remaining shared-services use + exports + closing storage + documented distribution losses. Services carries only the measured unassigned residual and measured causal allocation; same intervals/units, no whole-site total added to submeters. Investigate negative residual against timing, units and meter/allocation uncertainty; do not clip it to zero. Purchased steam/heat, individual fuels and generation inputs require separate actual cards if present, not duplicate purchased electricity and generation output.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Collection period: Q is the attributable exchange total including reject/rework burden for one family/model/configuration; N is its accepted complete units; D is the sum of calibrated accepted net equipment masses for that same period/configuration. M = D/N, q_item = Q/N, hence the declared q_ref = q_item/M = Q/D. Exclude reject, work-in-progress and packaging mass from D; retain their attributable burden in Q and reconcile WIP opening/closing. Never average masses across unlike configurations. A modular accepted set sums only its supplied modules without duplicate components; mass scope matches BOM, factory tests and accepted output.

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_mass	dispatch	reference mass	calibrated weighing record	model; configuration; serial number; accepted net mass M	Weigh the accepted complete machine on a calibrated scale, excluding transport packaging; reconcile the same configuration and acceptance record.	kg	each accepted unit	same production period	declared manufacturing site	accepted net mass per machine	scale calibration; module/BOM/acceptance reconciliation
cp_receipt	receipt	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	supplier; lot; grade/state; upstream completed operations; delivered BOM; transport mode/mass/distance	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_body_fabrication	body_fabrication	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	grade/formulation; issue/return; calibrated quantity; each species assay; opening/closing stocks; process meter; wastes and internal transfers	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_foundry	foundry	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	furnace; charge grade/assay; mould/core recipe; runner returns; slag/dust/sand moisture; stocks	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_forge_heat	forge_heat	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	grade/formulation; issue/return; calibrated quantity; each species assay; opening/closing stocks; process meter; wastes and internal transfers	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_machining	machining	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	grade/formulation; issue/return; calibrated quantity; each species assay; opening/closing stocks; process meter; wastes and internal transfers	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_lining	lining	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	layer; actual refractory recipe/assay; water; cure/dryout fuel; installed dry mass; moisture; rejected residue	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_surface	surface	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	actual bath/paint/solvent/HVOF recipe; species assay; plated/retained mass; controls; capture media; recovered/destructed species; stocks	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_assembly	assembly	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	installed assembly specification; embedded initial fill; test load/time; drain/retention; acceptance; configuration	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_services	services	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	site meter totals; all assigned submeter quantities; generation/import/export/storage; residual driver; water stocks; effluent volume/concentration; sludge own assays	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty
cp_dispatch	dispatch	individual atomic exchanges	meter; weighing; assay; route/order ledger	grade/formulation; issue/return; calibrated quantity; each species assay; opening/closing stocks; process meter; wastes and internal transfers	Collect each card using its stated method, same configuration/period, individual original unit and allocation record; count accepted units, trace reject/rework burdens and quantify uncertainty.	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	each batch/test/shift; period reconcile	representative actual reporting period	selected actual process and supplied scope	attributable quantity / accepted machines	calibration; raw records; own matched assays; route applicability; reconciliation and uncertainty

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
normalize_mass	all inventory rows	q_ref = q_item / M; q_item = exchange amount per one accepted finished machine; q_ref = exchange amount per 1 kg reference flow.	q_item; M; cp_mass	q_ref

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
route_identity	all supplied interfaces	One family/configuration, actual make/buy matrix and supplier completed-state; expand every actual recipe/species before complete foreground release.	contract; drawings; BOM; route sheets; provider data
water_closure	physical water records	For actual physical water terms: fresh purchased/abstracted makeup + input moisture + opening water stock + reaction-produced water = exported liquid water + water in exported wet waste/sludge + treated discharge + evaporation + retained equipment moisture + closing stock + reaction-consumed water. Measure each loop and test drain separately. Every wet/slurry/sludge/wastewater/product/stock term uses its own measured moisture or density, temperature where relevant and stated wet/dry basis; no shared moisture assumption across terms. Paired internal recirculation/return transfers cancel at factory boundary but pumping and treatment remain; never treat total recirculating flow as withdrawal. Investigate residual against combined flowmeter, scale, moisture-sampling, evaporation-estimation and allocation uncertainty; no universal tolerance.	loop meter, moisture, stocks, reaction and sampling records
species_closure	physical material/species records	For each contained element/species independently (Fe, Cu, Ni, Cr, W and actual refractory carbon/alumina as applicable): sum external input mass times its own matched assay + opening species stock + actual reaction generation = accepted equipment/components times their own assay + external scrap/chips/slag/dust/sludge/wastewater/releases times each term's own assay + closing species stock + actual reaction consumption. Retain wet/dry and dissolved/particulate bases; paired internal runners, chips, plating returns and rework cancel without removing reprocessing burden. Gross alloy, hydrated salt, oxide scale and wet sludge never equal contained metal. At elemental level reactions change chemical form, not create/destroy the element; retain species stoichiometry only when verified. Review closure with combined weighing, sampling, assay, detection-limit and allocation uncertainty, not forced yield or clipping.	each term own assay; mass/stocks; paired return records
solvent_closure	solvent records	For each actual solvent such as xylene: external solvent in resin/thinner/cleaner + opening stock = product-retained solvent + closing stock + exported recovered solvent + solvent in uncured coating/other waste + solvent retained on capture media + measured destruction + post-control stack/fugitive air releases. Account for solvent in wastewater and other non-air residues, reaction products and internal recovery returns. Capture alone is not destruction: distinguish solvent transferred to capture media from measured destruction or verified chemical conversion, with their own retained stocks and products; do not subtract capture and destruction twice. Never assign an unexplained balance residual automatically to air. Total VOC is not automatically one named species. Examine balance residual with actual formulation assay, sampling, metering, controls and allocation uncertainty; no assumed evaporation fraction.	SDS/formulation assays; recovery/destruction; post-control monitoring
utility_closure	utility records	Reconcile site-period purchased imports + actual on-site generation + opening energy storage = assigned fabrication/foundry/heat/machining/lining/surface/assembly/dispatch use + remaining shared-services use + exports + closing storage + documented distribution losses. Services carries only the measured unassigned residual and measured causal allocation; same intervals/units, no whole-site total added to submeters. Investigate negative residual against timing, units and meter/allocation uncertainty; do not clip it to zero. Purchased steam/heat, individual fuels and generation inputs require separate actual cards if present, not duplicate purchased electricity and generation output.	same site-period reconciliation and measured causal allocation
uncertainty	all records	Disclose period, calibration, sampling, measurement/conversion/allocation uncertainty, unresolved provider/UUID/recipe/range evidence and material exclusions. Not applicable, zero, below detection and unknown are distinct.	raw records; uncertainty budget; gap register

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
reference_scope	reference product	Confirm measured M and accepted mass/count, supplied modules, lining/fill and test denominator match one configuration; no packaging/reject or user molten-metal mass.
route_completeness	all inventory rows	Validate family architecture, grade and each conditional make/buy route; unsupported recipe/UUID remains a gap, not exclusion or a positive zero. Reject combined exchanges and duplicate embedded burdens.
balance_validation	physical balances	Require own matched assays and unit/basis, water/solvent stocks and actual reactions, paired internal transfers, measured external residues/releases. Investigate residual under combined actual uncertainty and disclose unresolved closure.
utility_validation	utility rows	Reconcile site-period purchased imports + actual on-site generation + opening energy storage = assigned fabrication/foundry/heat/machining/lining/surface/assembly/dispatch use + remaining shared-services use + exports + closing storage + documented distribution losses. Services carries only the measured unassigned residual and measured causal allocation; same intervals/units, no whole-site total added to submeters. Investigate negative residual against timing, units and meter/allocation uncertainty; do not clip it to zero. Purchased steam/heat, individual fuels and generation inputs require separate actual cards if present, not duplicate purchased electricity and generation output.
emission_validation	elementary releases	Verify named species, physical state, destination compartment and after-control measurements. No CO/NOx from fuel carbon alone, no Ni from total sludge, no automatic VOC-to-xylene mapping.
uuid_validation	all adopted identities	Before actual dataset release/publication require direct-read public type/state, bilingual official name, property/unit linkage, state/interface and provider conditions; resolve present gaps without substituting a narrower reference family.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground manufacturer-gate equipment production data package
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Same declared equipment family/configuration/supplied scope and representative manufacture; process/lifecyclemodel downstream projection with upstream provider links
excluded_use	Cross-family performance comparison, user metal output inventory, automatic cradle-to-grave lifetime, standalone spare part, refurbishment or universal average machine
required_metadata	family and technology (BOF/AOD/nonferrous converter; ladle alloy duty; ingot mould metal duty; caster type; hot/cold rolling mill); model/drawing; capacity and geometry; alloy/grade certificates; bare vessel versus supplied liner and insulation; support/drive/roll/copper/hydraulic/electric/automation configuration; supplied auxiliary list; make/buy matrix and upstream completed operations; initial retained fill; acceptance tests; net mass and module reconciliation; site, period, geography and supplier interfaces
required_quality_disclosure	Primary coverage, calibration, sampling, uncertainty, balance residuals, allocations, supplier state, conditional applicability, missing UUIDs/recipes/provider links/ranges and exclusions
update_trigger	Family/configuration, supplied liner/fill/drive/copper/roll, make/buy, metallurgy/coating recipe, factory test, provider, energy supply or allocation changes

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
pyrotek-ladle	extension_guidance	Pyrotek, Ladles and Crucibles, undated publisher page. https://www.pyrotek.com/primary-solutions/aluminium/casthouse/metal-transfer-casthouse/ladles-and-crucibles	Ladle shell, precast or cast-in-place liner and conditional lid/backup insulation; aluminium example, no default refractory recipe.
mifco-mould	extension_guidance	MIFCO, Ingot Molds / Charging Tongs, undated publisher page. https://mifco.com/foundry-accessories/ingot-molds-charging-tongs/	Mild-steel ingot mould for aluminium/brass, explicitly not bronze; counterexample to all-moulds-cast-iron assumption. No catalogue weight adopted.
ingot-design	literature	Ingot Metallurgy Forum technical library, Design of Ingot Moulds, Ingot Technology-11, printed page43. Historical undated chapter; edition/date not established. https://virteomdevcdn.blob.core.windows.net/site-ingotmetallurgyforum-com/uploaded_media/ingotmetallurgyforum_com/Technical_Library/Chapter_11_-_Design_of_Ingot_Molds.pdf	Historical cast-iron steel-ingot mould example and handling/shape distinction only; no contemporary material mandate, geometry, lifetime or yield adopted.
primetals-converter	extension_guidance	Primetals Technologies, Stainless Steelmaking with the AOD Converter, undated publisher page. https://www.primetals.com/en/portfolio/solutions/steelmaking/aod-converter/	Converter suspension, drive/damper and tuyere interfaces; these supplied systems differ from operating gas and molten feed.
primetals-converter-manufacture	extension_guidance	Primetals Technologies and ArcelorMittal Complete Converter Revamp in Eisenhuettenstadt, 28 April 2026. https://www.primetals.com/en/news/primetals-technologies-and-arcelormittal-complete-converter-revamp-in-eisenhuettenstadt/	Distinct equipment manufacture/supply and later construction/commissioning interfaces; revamp example does not mandate a new-equipment configuration.
primetals-copper	extension_guidance	Primetals Technologies, Continuous Caster Mold Copper Repair & Coatings, undated publisher page. https://www.primetals.com/en/portfolio/solutions/continuous-casting/continuous-caster-mold-copper-repair-and-coatings/	New/used copper machining; separate nickel-sulfamate, nickel-boron, chrome and HVOF tungsten-carbide alternatives; mould water/grease/hydraulic testing. Refurbishment excluded from new-equipment reference.
primetals-mill	extension_guidance	Primetals Technologies, Plate Mills, Plate Mill Stand section, undated publisher page. https://www.primetals.com/en/portfolio/solutions/hot-rolling/plate-mill/	Single/multi-piece housing, work/backup rolls, hydraulic gap control and drive spindle; wider line ancillaries conditional on supplied equipment contract.
jrc-foundry-2024	official_guidance	JRC, Smitheries and Foundries Industry BAT Reference Document, EUR40127, 2024, DOI10.2760/4805267, section2.2.1.1, printed67-68. https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/SF_BREF_2024-bref.pdf	Equipment component foundry route: melt/treat, prepare mould, pour/cool/shakeout and finish; purchased casting bypasses supplier operations. No empirical factors adopted.
jrc-metalworking-2020	official_guidance	JRC, Best Environmental Management Practice in the Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing sector, EUR30025EN, 2020, DOI10.2760/894966, printed190 section4.1. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC119281/jrc119281_jrc_bemp_fabricated_metal_product_manufacturing_report.pdf	Separate straight cutting oil and water-soluble concentrate with dilution water, actual forming/cutting/grinding applicability.
ef-allocation-2021	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU)2021/2279, AnnexI section4.5. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02021H2279-20211230	Subdivision and physical-causality allocation hierarchy; no complete environmental-footprint conformance claim.
frech-cold	extension_guidance	FRECH, Cold Chamber Die Casting Machines, undated publisher page. https://www.frech.com/en/cold-chamber.html	Cold-chamber three-platen clamping and hydraulic/control architecture, no clamping force or operating-performance data adopted.
frech-hot	extension_guidance	FRECH, Hot Chamber Die Casting Machines, undated publisher page. https://www.frech.com/en/hot-chamber.html	Hot-chamber supplied furnace-to-casting-system interface, no customer melting energy or cycle parameters adopted.