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Police seize fake steel bars

Published: 7/02/2012 at 09:33 PM
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The Department of Special Investigation has seized about 100 tonnes of uncertified and counterfeit steel bars – the biggest haul of its kind in recent years - after a raid on a factory in Samut Prakan’s Phra Samut Chedi district on Tuesday.

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Ian Wensor
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Discussion 7 : 13/02/2012 at 02:12 PM7
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It's obvious the Thai way and culture of Mai Bhen Rai prevails when it comes to making a baht regardless as to harm done to others or the kingdom's reputation... In the end, it's a case of anything goes because... the means justifies the end.
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Discussion 6 : 08/02/2012 at 10:37 AM6
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What is worrying about this, is how many of the steel products have been used already? In what capacity have they been used? This is an important aspect of this find.
How long has this been going on? I would think that companies who did business with this steel company would come forward also to inform the investigaters that they did buy such products from the company,Also to inform how the products were used and where.
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Discussion 5 : 08/02/2012 at 10:32 AM5
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It's common knowledge that in North America scrap car bodies go into making rebar, however as D-3 says, the resmelting process must be exact.
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Discussion 4 : 08/02/2012 at 12:21 AM4
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There must be an elephant in the room as always. Thanks D1 and D2.
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Discussion 3 : 08/02/2012 at 12:05 AM3
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Making modern structural steel is a science of mixing iron and other elements at specific temperature. While scrap steel is commonly recycled by the steel industry, the re-smelt process must be exact. If one just simply throw random scrap steel in the pot and recast what comes out is pot-metal with unknown strength, usually softer or more brittle than original, and sometime can not be properly welded.
Even rebar (concrete reinforcing bar, reinforcement steel, ringbar, reo) must meet standardized grading and specification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebar
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Discussion 2 : 07/02/2012 at 09:55 PM2
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All steel bars are made mostly from scrap HMS1/2

Ringbar used to strengthen concrete is made from scrap.
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Discussion 1 : 07/02/2012 at 09:34 PM1
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- "The materials did not meet industrial standards and could cause houses or buildings to collapse if they were used in construction projects. This type of illegal business was extremely dangerous, he said."

As opposed to bamboo...
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