Market monitoring will show that these are repeat offenders.”PNS 49:2002, which is the national standard for all steel bars used in concrete reinforcement, was developed by the Bureau of Product Standards’ (BPS) Technical Committee on Steel. This has been going on for decades and they know too well the properties of quenched [rebar], that is why they buy it and install,” headded. Review underwayTrade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the government was doing its best to ensure that all steel products used in the country pass the DTI’s tests. To date, steel manufacturers pass the standard tests,” Lopez said in a text message. “At any rate, DTI is conducting tests now to see if the findings on strength of quenched tempered steel rebars are conclusive,” she added.

Source: Manila Times April 10, 2018 16:07 UTC