Vanitec Applauds New Stricter Chinese Rebar Standard

Vanitec, the International Trade Association representing the companies and organisations involved in the processing, manufacture, mining, research and use of vanadium and vanadium-containing products, today praised the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China on its recently released new high strength rebar standard intended to reduce the use of substandard steel and make buildings in China more earthquake resistant.  The new rebar standard, GB/T 1499.2-2018 released by the government on 6 February 2018, eliminates low strength Grade 2 (335MPa) rebar and authorizes 3 different high strength standards: Grade 3 (400MPa), Grade 4 (500MPa), and Grade 5 (600MPa).