JFE Bards & Shapes Starts Plain Round Bar Production for Dealers

JFE Bars & Shapes starts commercial production of plain round bar at Kashima iron works in April. Dealers have required JFE Bars & Shapes to supply plain round bar in addition to existent lineup such as channel and angle. Test production started in last autumn. The firm plans to acquire JIS standard of SR grade and SS grade round bar in March and start the sales around Tokyo and Osaka in April. The lineup covers 10 sizes at 13-42 millimeters diameter with 5.5 or 6 meters length.

The firm produces low grade plain round bar, used for structural parts such as arm rail. The firm will sell the products to shape steel dealers contracted with JFE Bards & Shapes across the country.