Forging and shaping metal and powder metallurgy

This class includes general activities for the forming of metal.

This class includes:

• forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal
• production of metal objects directly from metal powders by heat treatment (sintering) or under pressure, i.e. powder metallurgy

This class also includes:

• subsequent trimming or descaling of the metal, without any further processing

This class excludes:

• production of metal powder, see 24.10, 24.4