Severstal enters Finland’s reinforcing bar market

Friday, 16 January 2015 14:45:44 (GMT+3)   |  
       

Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that it has recieved a certificate under SFS1268 standard for the supply of reinforcing bars to Finland.

“This certificate under SFS1268 standard will give the company an opportunity  to sell reinforcing bars not only on the territory of Finland but also to the Baltic countries where these products are in demand,” Severstal said.

In January this year, the first deal to supply 1,200 mt of reinforcing bars according to Finnish standards has been concluded.

Currently, reinforcing bars with diameters of 10, 12 and 16 mm produced by the mill-250 of Severstal’s Cherepovets Steel Mill are certified.  By the end of the year, it is planned to obtain certification for the entire line of rebars with diameter 10-32 mm.