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A vice president of SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp., the Philippines' largest steel producer, recently announced that the company's new structural steel plant in Batangas province is nearing completion. JIS G 3313 SE540 steel strip, Domestic production of structural steel is expected to commence this year, marking the first time such products will be manufactured locally in the Philippines.
The structural steel rolling mill, located in Lemery, Batangas, is currently undergoing final commissioning. Once operational, it will primarily produce small- to medium-sized structural steel and angle bars for the domestic market, serving as a substitute for imports. The company executive described this upcoming milestone—the Philippines producing its own structural steel for the first time—as a historic breakthrough.
Additionally, SteelAsia signed a contract worth 30 billion Philippine pesos (approximately US$499 million) last year with the Italian equipment supplier Danieli to build another large-scale structural steel rolling mill in Candelaria, Quezon province. JIS G 3313 SE540 steel strip, The two plants will create a comprehensive product portfolio; a lineup limited to small and medium sizes would be incomplete due to the absence of large-format products. Only by covering the full range of specifications can the company effectively replace imports.
SteelAsia stated that these plants will reduce the Philippines' reliance on imports for products such as steel billets, marking the country's entry into the domestic production of heavy I-beams, angle bars, channel bars, sheet piles, and narrow plates—products currently sourced entirely from abroad, primarily from China and Vietnam. The smaller plant in Batangas will produce steel columns for power transmission towers and warehouse construction, while the larger plant in Quezon will manufacture angle bars and channel bars. The completion of these two facilities heralds the beginning of self-sufficiency in steel products for the Philippines.
The Philippines has long been a major buyer of imported steel billets for long products—particularly from China, whose prices serve as the benchmark for the Southeast Asian region.
SteelAsia announced in September 2025 that its Lemery steel section mill is scheduled to come online in the second quarter of 2026, while the Candelaria plant is set to begin operations in the third quarter of 2027. JIS G 3313 SE540 steel strip, By 2027, the company will commence construction of an electric arc furnace (EAF) in Candelaria—designed to utilize domestic scrap steel—which will be built entirely within the Philippines; the company expects this furnace to become operational the following year.
In September 2025, SteelAsia’s Chief Operating Officer stated that the company would invest 20 billion pesos in the Lemery, Batangas plant, 17 billion pesos in the Concepcion, Tarlac facility, and another 7 billion pesos in the Davao manufacturing plant. Upon the completion of these projects, SteelAsia’s production capacity will nearly double—rising from 2.5 million tonnes per annum (as of September 2025) to 4.8 million tonnes per annum.
