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Gross energy consumption in the metallurgical industry increased by 12,4% last year
Gross energy consumption in the metallurgical industry was last year 62.534,2 TJ, up 12,4% compared to 2020, according to data centralized by the national Institute of Statistics.
According to the field of use, 54,7% of the consumption was recorded for the furnace load preparation department, 15,2% for cast iron production, 12% for other uses, 6,9% for steel production, 6,3% for electricity production and 4,9% for rolling mills.
In terms of resources used in the metallurgical industry, solid fuels accounted for 54,4% in 2021 (53,2% in 2020), gaseous fuels 32,7% (34,1% in 2020) and electricity 11,3% (11,1% in 2020).
Of the total solid fuels, coke accounted for 59,6%, being the main fuel used in the metallurgical industry.
In the metallurgic sector, almost in totality, the resource of electricity is ensured from the national system (92.8%). In 2021, the electricity resource was 2, 294.3 GWh, up by 13% against 2020.
Of the total electricity used in this sector, the domestic consumption of units accounted for 85,8% (1.968 GWh). The consumption of steel equipment and installations was 1.649,4 GWh (83,8% of consumption), while auxiliary installations and internal services registered a consumption of 318,6 GWh (16,2% of total consumption).
By types of equipment and steel installations, the highest share of electricity consumption was held by the mills (497,8 GWh and 30,2% respectively), followed by the electric continuous melting and casting furnaces (494,5 GWh and 30% respectively) and the steel-making capacities (354,3 GWh and 21,5% respectively).
In 2021, crude steel production was 3,39 million tons, up 20,3% year-on-year.
Compared to 2020, there were increases in pellet consumption (+120,5%), iron ore and concentrates, as well as ferrous agglomerations (+5,8% each), which led to an increase in blast furnace cast iron production by 12,2%. There was also an increase in the consumption of ferroalloys (+28,4%) and cast iron (+13,7%), which was reflected in the advance of crude steel production by 20,3%.