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If you work in construction in the Philippines, you already know the problem: substandard steel is everywhere. It’s cheap, it’s tempting, and it’s a disaster waiting to happen. The market is flooded with smuggled goods and fly-by-night suppliers who cut corners, selling products that simply do not meet the required strength and safety standards. And the consequences?…
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According to the World Steel Association, in 2021, the Philippines imported 7.2 million tons of steel from major steel producing countries such as China, India, Japan, and South Korea. In 2022, the Philippines imported steel and iron from China (2.18 billion USD), Japan (747.28 million USD), Indonesia, Russia and Vietnam (328.43 million USD). As the…
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Article from Architecture & Design Australia Star City Events Centre by Brookfield Multiplex, ICPM and Taylor Thomson Whitting, and designed by Fitzpatrick + Partners, won the Buildings – Large Project category. Sitting atop of the existing casino, the facility comprises over 1,000 tonnes of new structural steel, and is a braced steel frame supported on…
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The Philippines steel production capacity is so small it registers as effectively 0% when put into the world production pie of 1.55 billion tonnes per year. (We produce 1.4 million tonnes incidentally.) The scary thing about this pie is the overproduction in China at a whopping 900 million tonnes per year. It may be a…
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(1) CHEAPER Once upon a time (translation: before the 1970’s), wood was used extensively in the Philippines for top cords, trusses and purlins. With the population boom and our forest decline however, wood is now simply too expensive to use. (2) EASIER Contractors, architects and designers started encouraging the use of angle bars for trusses…
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SASSMAPI (Steel Angles, Shapes & Sections Manufacturers Association of the Philippines, Inc.) Vol. 1 Series 2010 Panimula Ang Steel Angle Bars ay pangunahing ginagamit sa straktura at konstraksyon kaya ang kalidad nito ay mahalaga upang mapangalagaan ang kaligtasan ng publiko. Upang maksasiguro na may kalidad ang binibiling bakal kaliangan ito ay kumokomporme sa Philippine National…
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We cannot stop the wrath of mother nature and we will never win a battle against her. But often times, we also blame her for things that are our own fault. When Supertyphoon Juan hit last 2010, 15 steel towers on the Gamu-Tuguegarao line toppled. “First we would like to find out if the materials…
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Illegal importation of steel is a big worry in the Philippines not only due to loss jobs and taxes but also to the very safety of our fellow Filipinos. According to the Bureau of Customs report, “upon conducting 100% examination, the container vans were found to contain angle bars with width of less than 80mm.…
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In Feb 2009, Manila Standard reported that 7 steel plants close down due to imports from China. Unfortunately, we were one of them. The influx of cheaper but substandard imports from China made us uncompetitive and we had to let go of our workers. As reported in the paper, Henry Leungson, vice president of the…
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The Philippine Daily Inquirer warned of importers claiming that their angle bars are legitimate when in fact they are underweight, undersized and uncertified. Ma. Victoria Padilla, executive director of the Philippine Product Safety and Quality Foundation Inc. (PPSQF), and Ramon Tan, vice president for external relations of Steel Angles, Shapes and Sections Manufacturers of the…
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