BPS-registered Logos of Steel Bar Manufacturers

As of July 2008, the BPS has approved the logos of Pag-asa Steel Perfect Iron Primary Steel RNR Steel
the following steel bar manufacturers: Works, Inc. Corporation Corporation Industries Inc.
PNS 49 PNS 211 PNS 49 PNS 211

Bian Steel
Somico Steel
Corporation
Steel Asia Mfg. Stronghold Steel Sunlife Steel &
Corporation Corporation Plastic Product
Consumers Guide
AC Steel APO Rolling Asian Industrial
Industries, Inc. Mills, Inc. Steel Corp. Corporation PNS 49 PNS 49 PNS 49 Corporation
PNS 49 PNS 49 PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 PNS 211

PRODUCT QUALITY
Tireboy Metal Unicorn Metal Universal Steel Venus Steel
AND SAFETY
Corporation Corporation Smelting Co., Inc. Corporation
Builders Steel Cadiz Steel Capitol Steel Cathay Pacific PNS 211 PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 & 211
Corporation Corporation Corporation Steel Corp.
PNS 49 PNS 211 PNS 49 (Novaliches Plant)
PNS 49 & 211

Worldwide Steel
Corporation
PNS 49 & 211
Cathay Pacific Cebu Steel Continental Steel Falcon Metal As of July 2008, the BPS has issued the ICC and approved
Steel Corp. Corporation Mfg. Corp. Corporation the logos of the following steel bar importers:
(Rizal Plant) PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 & 211
PNS 49 & 211

Cebu Steel China National Construction & Agricultural

Ferro Steel, Filipino Metals First Tandem Grand Asia Metal Corporation Machinery I/E Corp.
Inc. Corporation Steel Resources Corporation PNS 49 PNS 49
PNS 49 PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 PNS 211

China National Machinery & Universal Steel

Equipment Corp. Smelting Co., Inc.
Joyland Industries K & A Metal Legacy Steel, Mackay Industrial PNS 49 PNS 49
Corporation Industries, Inc. Corporation Corporation

Steel Bars
PNS 211 PNS 211 PNS 49 & 211 PNS 49 & 211
BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS
Department of Trade and Industry
3F Trade and Industry Bldg.,
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

Printed May 2008

Telephone numbers: (632) 751.4740, 751.4736
Maxima Steel Merchant Steel Northwest Rolling Pag-asa Steel Facsimile number: (632) 751.4748
Mills Corp. Corporation Mills, Inc. Works, Inc. Email address: bps@dti.gov.ph
PNS 49 PNS 211 PNS 49 PNS 49 Website: www.bps.dti.gov.ph
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Product Classification and Grading Product Markings based on PNS 49:2002 Product Markings based on PNS 211:2002

There are two PNS on steel bars under mandatory The following are the required markings that should The following are the required markings that should
certification, namely: be clearly embossed on deformed steel bars based be clearly embossed on re-rolled steel bars based on
PNS 49:2002 - for deformed steel bars derived from on the PNS 49:2002 as shown in Fig. 1: the PNS 211:2002:
billets or ingots
PNS 211:2002 - for deformed re-rolled steel bars Manufacturers mark or logo registered with BPS Manufacturers mark or logo registered with BPS
derived from other materials Bar size - Arabic numeral reflecting the nominal Bar size - the nominal diameter itself or color code
A deformed steel bar has surface lug or protrusions diameter: Additional size marking as follows:
called deformities. It is further classified as regular Size, mm (nominal diameter)
and weldable. 8 28
Deformed steel bars are graded based on its minimum 10 32
yield strength: 12 36
230 230 Weldable (W) 16 40
275 275 W 20 50
415 415 W 25
Deformed re-rolled steel bars are graded based on its Grade - dash (parallel to the rib) or the grade Figure 2 - Size marking for 6 mm
minimum yield strength: number itself as follows:
170 - for sizes 6 mm and 7 mm No dash - grade 230
230 - for isze 8 mm 1 dash - grade 275
2 dashes - grade 415
W - weldable grade
Product for Mandatory Certification No W - regular grade
Color codes - painted on the surface of the ends
Steel bars are regulated by the Department of of each bar in place of the dash: Figure 3 - Size marking for 7 mm
Trade and Industry (DTI). Grade 230 - white
Manufacturers and importers should apply for a Grade 275 - yellow
Philippine Standard (PS) license and Import Grade 415 - green
Commodity Clearance (ICC) certificate, Weldable Grade - red
Quenched and tempered - silver
respectively, before the products are distributed
and sold.
The DTI - Bureau of Product Standards (BPS)
acquires a sample of the steel bar for inspection Figure 4 - Size marking for 8 mm
and testing based on the Philippine National
Standard (PNS) 49:2002 and PNS 211:2002.

Product with the PS or ICC Mark
Only manufacturers and importers whose products
have passed the PNS requirements will be issued
with the PS license and ICC certificate by the DTI-
BPS.
A manufacturer with the PS license and an
importer with the ICC certificate are required to
register their logo with BPS, which should be
embossed together with the size and grade of the
steel bar.
Color codes for deformed steel bars shall be
painted on the surface of both ends of each bar
as follows:
Bar Size Color Code
6 blue
7 orange
8 violet
Fig. 1 - Marking for Grade 275, Size 32,
Weldable Deformed Steel Bar