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Top TMT Bar Brands and Manufacturers in India for 2025

1. Integrated Steelmakers (Blast Furnace → BOF Route)

Production Route:

Blast Furnace (ironmaking) → Basic Oxygen Furnace (steelmaking) → Continuous Casting → Hot Rolling → TMT (Tempcore / HYQST / QST).

Raw Materials:

100% virgin inputs — iron ore, coke, fluxes (limestone/dolomite).

Technology:
Advanced thermo-mechanical treatment processes such as Tempcore (licensed from CRM, Belgium), HYQST, or equivalent Quench & Self-Tempering methods.

Key Players:

Tata Steel (Tata Tiscon)
JSW Steel (JSW Neosteel)
Jindal Steel (Jindal Panther)
SAIL (SAIL SeQR)
RINL (Vizag Steel)

✅ Best suited for critical infrastructure (metros, bridges, highways, high-rises) because:

Tight chemistry control (low Sulphur & Phosphorus, consistent Carbon Equivalent).
Virgin steel billets → predictable and reliable mechanical properties.
BIS-certified and widely approved for major government & infrastructure projects.

2. Integrated Steelmakers (DRI + EAF/IF Route)

Production Route:

Sponge iron (DRI) → Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) / Induction Furnace (IF) → Ladle refining furnace (LRF) → Continuous Casting → Rolling → TMT.

Raw Materials:

Iron ore, coke, fluxes (limestone/dolomite) → Sponge iron, pig iron, and varying proportions of scrap (quality depends on refining & chemistry control).

Technology:
Tempcore, Thermax, or other QST (Quench & Self-Tempering) lines.

Key Players:

AISCO Metal (AISCO)
Jai Balaji (Balaji Shakti)
MSP Steel (MSP)
Rashmi Metaliks (Rashmi)
Real Ispat (GK TMT)
Shri Bajrang Power (Goel TMT)
Shyam Metalics (SEL Tiger TMT)
Shyam Steel (Shyam TMT)
Super Smelters (Super Shakti)

✅ Best suited for housing & regional infrastructure projects, where:

Demand is high and cost competitiveness is critical.
Quality depends on billet refining, chemistry stability, and strict adherence to BIS standards.

COMPOSITION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION COUNCIL (CEDC)

(Bureau of Indian Standards)

Standardization in the field of Civil Engineering, including:

Structural Engineering
Building Materials and Components
Planning, Design, Construction, and Maintenance of civil engineering structures and the built environment
Construction Practices
Safety in Buildings

Members

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd, Ghaziabad
Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Bengaluru
Border Roads Organization, New Delhi
Builders’ Association of India, New Delhi
Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), New Delhi
Central Public Works Department (CPWD), New Delhi
Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi
Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI), New Delhi
Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC), New Delhi
Engineers India Limited (EIL), New Delhi
Gammon Engineers & Contractors (P) Ltd, Mumbai
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO), New Delhi
Indian Association of Structural Engineers, New Delhi
Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), Chennai
MECON Limited, Ranchi
Military Engineer Services (MES), New Delhi
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), New Delhi
NBCC (India) Ltd, New Delhi
National Council for Cement & Building Materials (NCCBM), Ballabgarh
National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), New Delhi
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), New Delhi
Research, Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow