Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe

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Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe​

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe

Thailand's SAO building collapse scandal deepens as Xin Ke Yuan Steel fails Thai industrial standards for a second time.

thethaiger.com

24 Apr 2025 ~~ By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

The steel scandal behind the collapse of Thailand’s State Audit Office (SAO) building has deepened after fresh test results revealed another failure by Chinese manufacturer Xin Ke Yuan Steel — marking the second time its materials have failed to meet Thai industrial standards.
Yesterday, April 23, Industry Minister Akanat Promphan confirmed the findings, citing results from the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand (ISIT). The substandard steel sample was taken from the collapsed SAO building on April 11 and subjected to rigorous testing.
“The Chinese company’s SD40T 20-millimetre steel bar failed the mass-per-metre test, consistent with the previous results,” said Akanat.
Akanat explained that the steel in question had been produced using induction furnace (IF) technology, which has already drawn criticism for its inconsistent quality.
~Snip~
Interestingly, not all of the company’s steel failed. The 32-millimetre steel bar from the same source, which previously failed to meet yield strength standards, has now passed. Regardless, Xin Ke Yuan Steel is expected to provide a formal explanation to the DSI.
~Snip~
The minister also revealed a wider crackdown on substandard IF steel, stating that over the past seven months, officials had seized 384.4 million baht worth of IF steel intended for use in Thai construction projects, reported The Nation.
With IF technology under the microscope, the Industry Ministry has proposed scrapping IF steel certification standards entirely, a proposal set to be discussed at the next Industrial Product Council meeting.
The controversy is raising tough questions about quality control in Thailand’s construction sector and who is building the foundations of the nation.


Commentary:
The collapsing of buildings in Thailand is not rare. It happens in most of the building endeavors of the China Belt and Road projects.
So, if you don’t mind your buildings or municipal projects collapsing on you buy Chinese steel.
There are dozens of Youtube videos showing shoddy Chinese built buildings collapsing, new condo owners poking holes in their walls, finding bricks to be hollow, etc. We hear endlessly of the huge and growing Chinese military, but their equipment is sure to be “Tofu Dregs” as well. And those fancy new “Tofu” rifles, jet fighters and battleships will be manned by Chinamen . . .

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[Dr.Destructo]

I remember new bridges collapsing only a few months after building them here in the USA..............made with Chinese steel.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe​

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe

Thailand's SAO building collapse scandal deepens as Xin Ke Yuan Steel fails Thai industrial standards for a second time.

thethaiger.com

24 Apr 2025 ~~ By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

The steel scandal behind the collapse of Thailand’s State Audit Office (SAO) building has deepened after fresh test results revealed another failure by Chinese manufacturer Xin Ke Yuan Steel — marking the second time its materials have failed to meet Thai industrial standards.
Yesterday, April 23, Industry Minister Akanat Promphan confirmed the findings, citing results from the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand (ISIT). The substandard steel sample was taken from the collapsed SAO building on April 11 and subjected to rigorous testing.
“The Chinese company’s SD40T 20-millimetre steel bar failed the mass-per-metre test, consistent with the previous results,” said Akanat.
Akanat explained that the steel in question had been produced using induction furnace (IF) technology, which has already drawn criticism for its inconsistent quality.
~Snip~
Interestingly, not all of the company’s steel failed. The 32-millimetre steel bar from the same source, which previously failed to meet yield strength standards, has now passed. Regardless, Xin Ke Yuan Steel is expected to provide a formal explanation to the DSI.
~Snip~
The minister also revealed a wider crackdown on substandard IF steel, stating that over the past seven months, officials had seized 384.4 million baht worth of IF steel intended for use in Thai construction projects, reported The Nation.
With IF technology under the microscope, the Industry Ministry has proposed scrapping IF steel certification standards entirely, a proposal set to be discussed at the next Industrial Product Council meeting.
The controversy is raising tough questions about quality control in Thailand’s construction sector and who is building the foundations of the nation.


Commentary:
The collapsing of buildings in Thailand is not rare. It happens in most of the building endeavors of the China Belt and Road projects.
So, if you don’t mind your buildings or municipal projects collapsing on you buy Chinese steel.
There are dozens of Youtube videos showing shoddy Chinese built buildings collapsing, new condo owners poking holes in their walls, finding bricks to be hollow, etc. We hear endlessly of the huge and growing Chinese military, but their equipment is sure to be “Tofu Dregs” as well. And those fancy new “Tofu” rifles, jet fighters and battleships will be manned by Chinamen . . .

Chinese Steel Quality vs American Steel Quality

How differences in the Chinese steel manufacturing process can compromise the integrity of your building & why ASTM is an essential construction standard.

gensteel.com

xxxxxxxxxx​

On Steel, China's Up to the Same Old Tricks. But Is the World Still Falling For It? - Alliance for American Manufacturing

A new report documents how China's propping up its steel mills and flooding the world with artificially cheap steel.

www.americanmanufacturing.org

Evil. This is why the world has to wake up and stand up to them. Weak Western leadership has allowed this cheating and other BS. They are notorious for cutting corners, adding in cheaper products to make bigger profits.

Trump must stand the ground for good of humanity. It's pure evil. How many died from Covid? Sars? We have to stop putting a few nickels ahead of humanity.

We had some dumb Canadian fools were putting the labels "Made in Canada" on aluminum and other products when they were actually Chinese and it greatly hurt our reputation with the U.S.

Why in the hell would any nation with any brains devalue and harm their own reputation for some easy, cheap arbitrage profits?

 

[frigidweirdo]

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe​

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe

Thailand's SAO building collapse scandal deepens as Xin Ke Yuan Steel fails Thai industrial standards for a second time.

thethaiger.com

24 Apr 2025 ~~ By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

The steel scandal behind the collapse of Thailand’s State Audit Office (SAO) building has deepened after fresh test results revealed another failure by Chinese manufacturer Xin Ke Yuan Steel — marking the second time its materials have failed to meet Thai industrial standards.
Yesterday, April 23, Industry Minister Akanat Promphan confirmed the findings, citing results from the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand (ISIT). The substandard steel sample was taken from the collapsed SAO building on April 11 and subjected to rigorous testing.
“The Chinese company’s SD40T 20-millimetre steel bar failed the mass-per-metre test, consistent with the previous results,” said Akanat.
Akanat explained that the steel in question had been produced using induction furnace (IF) technology, which has already drawn criticism for its inconsistent quality.
~Snip~
Interestingly, not all of the company’s steel failed. The 32-millimetre steel bar from the same source, which previously failed to meet yield strength standards, has now passed. Regardless, Xin Ke Yuan Steel is expected to provide a formal explanation to the DSI.
~Snip~
The minister also revealed a wider crackdown on substandard IF steel, stating that over the past seven months, officials had seized 384.4 million baht worth of IF steel intended for use in Thai construction projects, reported The Nation.
With IF technology under the microscope, the Industry Ministry has proposed scrapping IF steel certification standards entirely, a proposal set to be discussed at the next Industrial Product Council meeting.
The controversy is raising tough questions about quality control in Thailand’s construction sector and who is building the foundations of the nation.


Commentary:
The collapsing of buildings in Thailand is not rare. It happens in most of the building endeavors of the China Belt and Road projects.
So, if you don’t mind your buildings or municipal projects collapsing on you buy Chinese steel.
There are dozens of Youtube videos showing shoddy Chinese built buildings collapsing, new condo owners poking holes in their walls, finding bricks to be hollow, etc. We hear endlessly of the huge and growing Chinese military, but their equipment is sure to be “Tofu Dregs” as well. And those fancy new “Tofu” rifles, jet fighters and battleships will be manned by Chinamen . . .

Chinese Steel Quality vs American Steel Quality

How differences in the Chinese steel manufacturing process can compromise the integrity of your building & why ASTM is an essential construction standard.

gensteel.com

xxxxxxxxxx​

On Steel, China's Up to the Same Old Tricks. But Is the World Still Falling For It? - Alliance for American Manufacturing

A new report documents how China's propping up its steel mills and flooding the world with artificially cheap steel.

www.americanmanufacturing.org

The issue here is, why do the Thais let it happen?

 

[excalibur]

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe​

Chinese steel fails second safety test in Thai collapse probe

Thailand's SAO building collapse scandal deepens as Xin Ke Yuan Steel fails Thai industrial standards for a second time.

thethaiger.com

24 Apr 2025 ~~ By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

The steel scandal behind the collapse of Thailand’s State Audit Office (SAO) building has deepened after fresh test results revealed another failure by Chinese manufacturer Xin Ke Yuan Steel — marking the second time its materials have failed to meet Thai industrial standards.
Yesterday, April 23, Industry Minister Akanat Promphan confirmed the findings, citing results from the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand (ISIT). The substandard steel sample was taken from the collapsed SAO building on April 11 and subjected to rigorous testing.
“The Chinese company’s SD40T 20-millimetre steel bar failed the mass-per-metre test, consistent with the previous results,” said Akanat.
Akanat explained that the steel in question had been produced using induction furnace (IF) technology, which has already drawn criticism for its inconsistent quality.
~Snip~
Interestingly, not all of the company’s steel failed. The 32-millimetre steel bar from the same source, which previously failed to meet yield strength standards, has now passed. Regardless, Xin Ke Yuan Steel is expected to provide a formal explanation to the DSI.
~Snip~
The minister also revealed a wider crackdown on substandard IF steel, stating that over the past seven months, officials had seized 384.4 million baht worth of IF steel intended for use in Thai construction projects, reported The Nation.
With IF technology under the microscope, the Industry Ministry has proposed scrapping IF steel certification standards entirely, a proposal set to be discussed at the next Industrial Product Council meeting.
The controversy is raising tough questions about quality control in Thailand’s construction sector and who is building the foundations of the nation.


Commentary:
The collapsing of buildings in Thailand is not rare. It happens in most of the building endeavors of the China Belt and Road projects.
So, if you don’t mind your buildings or municipal projects collapsing on you buy Chinese steel.
There are dozens of Youtube videos showing shoddy Chinese built buildings collapsing, new condo owners poking holes in their walls, finding bricks to be hollow, etc. We hear endlessly of the huge and growing Chinese military, but their equipment is sure to be “Tofu Dregs” as well. And those fancy new “Tofu” rifles, jet fighters and battleships will be manned by Chinamen . . .

Chinese Steel Quality vs American Steel Quality

How differences in the Chinese steel manufacturing process can compromise the integrity of your building & why ASTM is an essential construction standard.

gensteel.com

xxxxxxxxxx​

On Steel, China's Up to the Same Old Tricks. But Is the World Still Falling For It? - Alliance for American Manufacturing

A new report documents how China's propping up its steel mills and flooding the world with artificially cheap steel.

www.americanmanufacturing.org

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[lg325]

The issue here is, why do the Thais let it happen?

Inspections and test should have been done before building. It maybe an opening for our own steel industry to offer a top quality product to the market because of this tragedy. Quality over low price when it comes to these sort of projects.