DTI Destroys Substandard Steel Products In Cavite

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered the destruction of ₱737,000 worth of substandard steel products in Trece Martires City to prevent their sale in the local market.

The DTI-Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) supervised the destruction of 13,000 pieces of substandard re-rolled steel bars. I Photo: DTI Philippines

“Substandard steel products pose significant risks to public safety, especially in a country like the Philippines that is prone to earthquakes.

The DTI remains resolute in safeguarding Filipinos from these dangers by upholding regulations for steel products in conformance with the Philippine National Standards,” said DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque.

“Through these efforts, we aim to build a more resilient ‘Bagong Pilipinas,’ where every Filipino consumer is empowered to make informed choices and have full confidence in the quality of their purchases,” she added.

The DTI-Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) supervised the destruction of 13,000 pieces of substandard re-rolled steel bars.

These bars failed to meet the minimum technical requirements outlined in Philippine National Standards (PNS) 211:2002, which governs re-rolled steel bars used for concrete reinforcement.

The destroyed items included 5,000 pieces of Grade 170 – 6 mm bars and 8,000 pieces of Grade 170 – 7 mm bars. These substandard bars were reduced to random lengths of less than six meters using hydraulic and oxy-fuel cutters and will be reprocessed as scrap.