Tribute To A Priceless Metal
Steel the “king of metals” has played a major role in the emergence and shaping of modern society. Since the start of the Industrial Age, its contribution has extended to every sector of economic and social activity. Among all metals, it is the largest produced and consumed. The global steel consumption is currently 1.7 billion MT and it continues to grow @ 2.5 to 3% every year.
Apart from the industrial sector where it continues to be extensively used, steel is making an increasingly significant contribution to the growth and form of infrastructure—65% of new commercial and industrial buildings worldwide are made of steel.
Because of its unmatched strength, intrinsic safety, ease of use, adaptability and flexibility (both crucial for modern architectural design) and short construction period, steel has upstaged concrete/RCC as the material of choice for construction worldwide.
Also, it has made a huge contribution to the rapid growth of the automobile and transportation sectors as well as the emergence of modern business districts with large built-up workspaces in big cities where land is scare
Steel is so all-pervasive that one wonders what a world without steel would have looked like.
Changi Airport. Iconic steel structural building, Jewel of Singapore.
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