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THERMEX QST REBAR CAPACITY CROSSES 8.0 MILLION TONS IN INDIA
- POISED FOR 10 MILLION TONS BY END 2008.
"100 THERMEX ORDER" MILESTONE Crossed By H&K India
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- Financial Year 2007-08 Ends with Many Milestones for the H&K supplied THERMEX Systems in Indian Region - Thermex QST Rebar Capacity in India crosses 8 million T
- 100 Thermex System Orders on H&K India
- Pending orders will push Thermex QST Rebar Capacity to 10 million T by end 2008
The introduction of BS:4449-2005, effective January 2006, has been a very welcome step. H&K has been advocating for the past few years for such a standard in India too - a simple one, with just one Grade (500), but higher ductility on account of the high seismic nature of the Indian Region. The COMMON MAN DESERVES IT. HE SHOULD FEEL SAFE IN THE HOUSE HE BUILDS.
The market response to THERMEX QST rebars, on account of a superior product easily available across the country from different sources, has been tremendous. Also, the commissioning at different mills has been progressing at a furious pace and very SMOOTHLY. (SEE PAGE 2 - THERMEX COOLING SYSTEMS from H&K)
With total production of rebars in India at just about 12 million tonnes per year, the THERMEX QST Rebar commands the majority market share by any reckoning.
Today, all the major users in India - whether government departments, leading construction companies, municipal corporations, reputed builders for residential apartments or specific projects - specify THERMEX by name in their tenders. Truly, it is the only GLOBAL Brand rebar available in the country. And, the consumers are happy - they benefit.
In India, though the steel industry had begun offering Grade Thermex 500 since 13 years, the use of Quenched & Self Tempered (QST) rebars was mainly limited to Grade Fe 415 of IS 1786. Thus, India had lost out on the savings potential of Thermex 500 QST bars - Rs 25 billion each year at present cost of Rs 25,000 per tonne, a sum India could ill-afford to throw away due to ignorance.
This is now changing, though gradually, on account of greater awareness today.
Typical THERMEX 500 rebar properties are:
Yield Strength of 520 to 600 N/sqmm;
Stress Ratio (UTS:YS) of 1.15 to 1.35;
Elongation of 18 to 30 %.
THERMEX is a registered trademark of H&K Rolling Mill Engineers Pvt. Ltd. in India under permission of HSE Germany who are the owners of this trademark outside India.
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IC-ACI SEMINAR 2003 HIGHLIGHTS:
F. Tamm, with a little guidance from R. N. Raikar lit the ceremonial lamp and also released the seminar document to start the seminar. The tone for the seminar was set by the curtain raiser comments of Herr Tamm. He made two pertinent observations that literally set the "cat amongst the pigeons".
He stunned the audience by the first point he made in reference to the growing misuse of the term 'TMT Bars' in India. He firmly stated that the Quenched & Tempered bars made through use of the Licensed THERMEX and TEMPCORE technologies are never referred to as 'TMT' bars in Europe. ('TMT' bars are in fact associated with plain rounds where genuine thermal & mechanical treatment is carried out - as undertaken by HSE at the rolling mill of one of their clients.) To the shock of the civil engineers present he further stated that use of Cold Twisted Deformed bars had stopped in Europe three decades ago !!
The second point F. Tamm mentioned in his opening remarks was that "the processes of THERMEX and TEMPCORE were developed to specially manufacture Grade 500 rebars. This allows the civil engineers to save about 10 to 15% steel. Practically, ALL the rebars used in Europe is only Grade 500". Germany had gained tremendous cost savings over the past few decades on this count.
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F. Tamm sets the ball rolling with his precise comments at the 'curtain raiser'.
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A recent Thermex installation in India.
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For more information, Contact :
Raj K. Markan, Chairman & Mg. Director,
OR
R. S. Chavan, Executive Director,
H&K Rolling Mill Engineers Pvt. Ltd.,
401, Balarama, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra East, Mumbai 400051. INDIA.
Fax : +91-22-26590200
Tel : +91-22-30622004 (8 lines)
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Picture, above left - R. N. Raikar, President ICACI, honouring R. K. Markan for his dedicated services in the field of Steel Reinforcement.
Above right - Renowned Transportation Planner, Mr. R. K. Jha, President-Technical, Special Economic Zone, MahaMumbai presenting Lifetime Achievement Award to R. K. Markan at the Consteel India 2004 seminar.
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