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Industry Name	Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing
Description	This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electrometallurgical ferroalloys. Ferroalloys add critical elements, such as silicon and manganese for carbon steel and chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium, and molybdenum for low- and high-alloy metals. Ferroalloys include iron-rich alloys and more pure forms of elements added during the steel manufacturing process that alter or improve the characteristics of the metal being made.
Category	Manufacturing
NAICS Code	331112
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this industry: Make beryllium-containing products Make cadmium-containing products Manufacture cemented carbide materials or tools Produce chromium alloys or chromate pigments Smelt or cast lead Use ferromanganese in alloy production Worked in smelter for years with heavy exposures to sulfur dioxide and metal fumes