Chilean Steelmaker Produces First Heat of Nanotech Rebar Steel
09/27/2016 - MMFX Technologies Corp. has established a production partnership with CAP Steel, which has produced its first heat of MMFX’s ChrōmX 9100 concrete-reinforcing steel at its Huachipato plant in Talcahuano, Chile, according to announcement.
ChrōmX 9100 is a high-strength, corrosion-resistant reinforcing steel that uses MMFX’s nanotechnology.
“MMFX expands the geographic global markets we serve through partnering,” said Michael W. Pompay, president of MMFX Technologies, in a statement. “The establishment of our production partnership with CAP Steel will help us serve Chile and surrounding countries, as well as grow sales of ChrōmX rebar with the help of our marketing partner, Broom Group S.A.”
According to MMFX Technologies, ChrōmX 9100 rebar has an ultimate tensile strength of 1,050 megapascals, and it has five times the corrosion resistance of standard black bar. And that’s important, the company said, given Chile’s coastal marine environment and the corrosive soils of the Atacama Desert.
“Cost-effective infrastructure is a must in Chile and in the whole Latin American region nowadays, and we're convinced that MMFX's steel technology will play a key role in the near future large infrastructure projects," said Andrés Núñez, chief executive of Broom Group S.A., MMFX's marketing partner in South America.
CAP Steel plans to manufacture the full range of MMFX’s reinforcing steels – the ChrōmX 9000 series, 4000 series and 2000 series.
“By utilizing these materials, designers can take advantage of the high-strength efficiencies and match the appropriate corrosion resistance for the targeted service life,” said Ernesto Escobar, CAP Steel’s chief executive.
“This new steel technology ... will enable infrastructure to deliver over 100 years of service life in the most cost-efficient way.”
“MMFX expands the geographic global markets we serve through partnering,” said Michael W. Pompay, president of MMFX Technologies, in a statement. “The establishment of our production partnership with CAP Steel will help us serve Chile and surrounding countries, as well as grow sales of ChrōmX rebar with the help of our marketing partner, Broom Group S.A.”
According to MMFX Technologies, ChrōmX 9100 rebar has an ultimate tensile strength of 1,050 megapascals, and it has five times the corrosion resistance of standard black bar. And that’s important, the company said, given Chile’s coastal marine environment and the corrosive soils of the Atacama Desert.
“Cost-effective infrastructure is a must in Chile and in the whole Latin American region nowadays, and we're convinced that MMFX's steel technology will play a key role in the near future large infrastructure projects," said Andrés Núñez, chief executive of Broom Group S.A., MMFX's marketing partner in South America.
CAP Steel plans to manufacture the full range of MMFX’s reinforcing steels – the ChrōmX 9000 series, 4000 series and 2000 series.
“By utilizing these materials, designers can take advantage of the high-strength efficiencies and match the appropriate corrosion resistance for the targeted service life,” said Ernesto Escobar, CAP Steel’s chief executive.
“This new steel technology ... will enable infrastructure to deliver over 100 years of service life in the most cost-efficient way.”
