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Minister of Trade and CommercePrice
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- D12ARTLENT 01 TRADE AND COUiEPCE
MflhION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
CENSUS OF INDUSTRY
FJINING, METALLURGICAL AND C&ICLL BRANCH
OTTAVA - CANADA
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Dominion Statistician:R.H. Coats, LL.D., F.R.S.C.,F.S.T(on.)
Chiof - Minin Metallurgical and Chemical Branch: W. H. Losec. D.Sc.
MONTHLY REPORT
PFDDUCTION OF IRON AND STEEL IN CANADA
AUGUST .- 1941
PIG IQN - Production of pig iron in Canada during August totalled 105,795
tons as compared with 102,005 tons made in the preous month and 88,885 tons in
August, 1940. The August total included 86,972 tons of basic iron, 7,604 tons of
foundry iron and 11,219 tons of malleable iron.
Blast furnace charges for August, with the totals for eight months in
parenthesis included 182,851 (1,465,087) tons of iron ore, 49,369 (304,226) short
tons of limestone and 103,211 (829,452) short tons of coked From the charges for
the first eight months of this year a total of 833351 tons of pig iron were made
compared with 734,436 tons and 422,028 tons produced during the corresponding periods
of 1940 and 1939, respectively.
FERF.O• LLOYS - Output of 16, 251 tons of ferro-alloys in August compares
with 17,599 tons in July and 9,697 in August, 1940 This month's total was made up
of nine different grades, listed according to tonnage as follows: ferrosillcon,
ferrochrome, ferromanganese, silicornc'nganese, cpiege1isen, ferrochrome silicon,
calcium silicon, ferrophosphorus and silicospiege1eisen
STEEL INGOTS AND cASTINGS - Production of steel ingots and direct steel
castings totalled 202 ; 746 tons in August compared with 197,316 toxic in July and
172,210 tons in August of a year ago, This month2s total included 193034 tons of
ingots and 9,712 tons of castings.
During the first eight months of this year the cumulative production of
steel amounted to 1 1 548497 tons compared with 1,300,033 tons and 813,309 tons during the corresponding periods of 1940 and 1939 respectively.
PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES (From the tIIronfIT) - Th.iring August,
when furnaces were reporter to be working at 975 per cent of capacity, the production of coke pig iron in the United States averaged 154,562 tons a day compared with
153,896 tons in July. A net gain of 2 a:ctive furna'es was recorded, '4 being put in
b1ot and 2 taken off.
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Iron and Steel (a) PIG I}ON AND FERRO-ALLOYS
-proDuCTION DURING AUGUST i*L'., D JULY, 1941 -- (Tons of 2, 240 pounds)
AUGUST, 1941_ - JULY, 1041
For own For
For own For
usesaleTOTALusesaleTOTAL
PIG IRON Basic .......... .
Foundry ............
Malleable ..........
86,972 ...
...7 1 604
11,219
86,972
7,604
11 2 219
84,879 ...
...6,208
...10,916
TOTAL .......
86,97218,825
105,795
84,87917 2 126
102,005
16,251
16,251
...17,599
17,599
Ferro-alloys
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84,879
6 1 208
10,918
Table 2 - CUMULATIVE 110DUCTI01 EIGHT MONTHS ENDING AUGUS, 1941 and 1940
1 941 -_iO4O
For own For
For ownFor
usesale - TOTAL use - saleTOTAL
(Tons of 2,240 pounds) -
PIG IIJN Basic . . . .........
Foundry ..........
Malleable ........
TOTAL ........
618,630
67,270
48,536
599,585
134 0 851
734,436
...
77,193
77,198
698,406
61,695
73,250
509,434
99
52
139,749
833,351
121,730(x)
121,730
693,602
Ferro-alloys
() Reviscd.
19,196
67,171
48,484
5,451
61,695
64772,605
692,955
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Table 3 LF!JN BLAST FURNACE CHARGES )UhING AUGUST AND JULY AND EIGHT MONTHS ENDING
- AUGUST, 1041 -AUGUST, JULY,EIGHT MONTHS
endinc AUGUST, 1941 Unit19411941
Iron ore ....... Long tons182,851 177,250
1,465,087
Coke .............Short tons103 1 211102,503
829,452
Limestone .......Short tons 49,59648,789394,226
(b) STEEL INGOTS /ND CASTINGS
lable 4
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PRODUCTION IJIJRII'JG AUGUST AND JULY I 1941
AUGU5TL 1941
For own For
--
STEEL INGOTS
Open hearth - 3asic ......
Electric.................
Total Steel Ingots ......
use
For
aaleTOTAL
8,442177,177
3,95315,857
158,604
11,359
15,849 174,453
2,35713,716
12,395 193,034
169,063
18,206188,169
use
saleTOTAL
168,735
11,004
180,639
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(Tons of 2,240 pounds)
JULY, 1941
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For own
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IronandStoel Talile4 - PRODUCTION DURING AUGUST AND JULY, 1941 (Concluded) (Tons of 2,240 pounds)
AUGUST, 1941 JULY, 1941
own
For
For
For ovai For
ue -saleTOTALusesaleTOTAL
STEEL CASTINGS
Open hearth - Basic
Converter................
Electric ..........
1,775
2 1 305
210
5,188
2,530
210
6,963
2,000
7 1 703_
234
...
Total Steel Castings
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GRAND TOTAL
182,648
20,098
228
..,
2,022
1,833
200
4,864
2,061
200
6 1 886
9,712
2,250
6,897
9 2 17
202,746
172,213
25,103
197,316
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Table 5 - CUMULATIVE P1ODUCTION FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDING AUGUST, 1941 and 1940
1 04 0
1 941
For
For own
For
For own
sale
TOTAL
use
sale
TOTAL
use
(Tons of 2,240 pounds)
STEEL INGOTS
1,143,659 20,700 1,170,359
Open herth - Basic .... 1,305 1 566 81 0 754 1 1 387,320
95,265
81,583
...
81,583
9,017
86,248
Electric...............
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Total Steel Ingots ....
1 1 391,814
STEEL CASTINGS
Open hearth - flaic
Converter..............
Electric..............
Total Steel Castings ..
90,771 1 1 482,585
1,786 14,592
...
1,455
14,15053,929
16,378
1 4 455
48,079
15,936
65,912
49,976
1,225,242 26,700 1,251,942
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2,012 12,127
...956
8,598 24,398
10,610 57,481
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14,159
956
32,996
48,091
GRP.ND TOTAL ........1,407,750 140,747 1,548 1 4971,235,852 64,181 1,300,033
Table 6 - AVERAGE MONTHLY PECDUCTION OF PIG IIN, STEEL INGOTS AND CASTINGS IN CANADA,
1916 - 1939 (In 1000ts of 1og thns)
MontIdy Averj
Monthly Average YearIron Steel YearIron Steel
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
.......
.........
........
.........
87
87
89
68
81
50
32
73
49
48
63
59
106
130
139
77
92
56
40
73
55
63
65
76
1928 .......
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934 ......
1935
1936
1337 .........
1938 .........
1939
86
90
62
35
12
19
34
50
57
75
59
63
103
115
84
56
28
34
63
78
03
117
96
115
STATSTICS C4N4DA LRARY
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PRODU ' ON OF PIG IN, BY MONTHS AND BY P1-iOVINCES, and STEEL INGOTS AND
STINGS I BY MONTHS 1940 and 1941 (In 1000's of long tons)
PIG
IRON
ST EEL
-'IOTAL CANADA
1OTAL CANADA
NOVA SCOTIA
ONTARIO
J
1940
1941
1940 1941
1940 -1941 1941
1940
January
February ..............
March... .,.,.........
April...... .....
May............
June..................
July
August,.......
34
23
34
36
37
34
Tots]. — S Months
260 32
0
September...........
October
November
December
TOTAL
31
33
34
34
71
64
58
53
29
33
34
475
35
73
74
77
75
395
774
35
33
Table 8 - IRON BLAST FURNACES IN CANADA
Name of Company Dominion Steel and Coal. Corp. Ltd.
Canadian Furnace Limited
The Steel Company of Canada, Ltd.
The Algoma Steel Corporation
96
-89
112
102
106
585
735
- 833
1 1 300
69
95
80
56
62
55
-
81
74
83
167
140
157
153
175
166
170
172
105
87
92
84
69
56
31
28
23
248
67
62
89
114
-
1169
186
173
195
201
206
187
197
203
1,548
165
185
176
185
105
109
110
110
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2,011
Location NumberTotal Daily
of
ofCapacity
furnace
stacks(Longons)
Sydney, N.S. 31 ) 200
Port Colborne,
0nt
1 350
2
975
Hamilton, Ont
Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont.
41,600
Table 9 - DESCRIPTION OF FURNACES AT END OF AUGUST, 1941
Number of
furnaces
Coniition of Furnaces
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Inblast........... .........
J3ariked •
Blown out •..,,........O.......•.•
103
91
102
103
8
.
Total Daily Capaci ty
Per cent
Loni: tons
3,275
7904
850
2O6
4,125
1000
•0e
2(x)
10
Total Furxaces Reporting a,...
(5) One furnace has not operated for some years.
NOTE:Figures in this report are the latest available at time of printing.
necessary, data for earlier months have been revised,
Unless otherwise specified, a ton equals 2,240 pounds.
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