-Converted units
-Added legend (hehe)
-Sent DOE paper

Cleaning and finishing (estimated at 1.0M BTU/ton) includes
-removal of sand, scale, and excess metal (gates, fins, wires, rising)
Grinding (removing sprues and irregularities)
"upgraded" by welding, coating, heat treating

Sand that is not reused is landfilled.  Lose about 6% of sand in each run

AMERICAN FOUNDRY INDUSTRY: COMPANY PROFILE
212,000 Americans employed in foundries
2,956 foundries in 1997
80% have fewer than 100 employees
6% have larger than 250
38% have fewer than 20 employees

TRI is dependent only on chemical use, there do not seem to be any regulations based on the employee or revenue of a company even in state regulations which strengthen the TRI

Materials are the largest cost segment (40 to 60% of costs, manufacturing average is 70%.  differences attributed to materials reuse)

Spending on energy GREATLY EXCEEDS MANUFACTURING AVERAGE
4-6% of total costs; two to three times average for overall manufacturing industries

40% of costs on labor: labor intensive
Large number of older, more labor-intensive casting firms.
Economic slump means operating at lower capacity

total "pollution abatement" costs 1-3% of total expenditures
operating measures rather than prevention
1/2 on air pollution control, then solid waste, then water
3x manufacturing average