Metro Steel Mills manufactures deformed iron bars (in Swahili, nondo) in 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 25 mm, certified by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards to TZS 142, the Tanzanian standard for steel bars.
Every bar is produced in-house at our Dar es Salaam plant: recycled steel is melted in our own furnaces and rolled into finished reinforcement bar. This is the product that made Metro Steel the leading manufacturer of TBS-standard iron bars in Tanzania.
Round bars are also available. The bars are used in reinforced concrete for homes, buildings and infrastructure across East Africa.
TBS
Tested and certified by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards, the national standards body.
DSM
Manufactured at the Metro Steel Mills Ltd plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Metro products reach buyers through a dealer network across Tanzania and five neighbouring countries.
Straight answers on sizes, standards and supply. For a price or a dealer, call our sales team.
“Nondo” is the Swahili word for deformed steel bars, also called reinforcement bars, rebar or iron bars: the ribbed steel bars used inside reinforced concrete.
Six diameters: 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 25 mm. Round bars are also available.
Yes. Metro’s deformed steel bars are certified by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards to TZS 142, the Tanzanian standard for steel bars.
Bar sizes are set by the structural engineer’s drawings for each foundation, column, beam and slab. Metro rolls all six common sizes, so a whole job can be supplied from one mill.
Buy from an established dealer and ask for TBS-certified bars made to TZS 142. Our sales team can confirm a dealer for you.
Metro deformed bars are sold through Metro's dealer network across Tanzania and in DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia and Malawi. Prices follow the market and change often, so call our sales team on +255 713 433 572 or email sales@metro-tz.com for a current price and your nearest dealer.
Every line is made at our plant in Dar es Salaam.
Building with steel?
Deformed bars certified to TZS 142, plus wire rod, galvanized wire and chain-link mesh, made at our plant in Dar es Salaam.
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