Tata Steel has become the first Indian steel company to receive the GreenPro Certification for Rebars.
GreenProEcolabel enables end-users to make an informed choice about buying steel having the lowest environmental impact. This certification has made Tata Tiscon the first GreenPro certified Rebar brand in India.
Steel rebars are used in multiple industries and extensively used for construction including home building. Green buildings are critical for future growth and development where the GreenPro certified rebars will have a notable impact in reducing the environment footprint.
Earlier in 2021,Tata Steel collaborated with CII Green Business Centre (GBC) and other relevant stakeholders to develop a GreenPro framework for steel rebars.
It helped in setting up the country’s first Type 1 Eco-Label – GreenPro Standard for Steel Rebars.
Biswajit Ghosh, Chief Technology (Product Technology), Tata Steel, was the Chair of the Committee formed by CII GBC to develop the framework.
Tata Tiscon, a rebar brand from the house of Tata Steel, completed two decades in 2020. Launched in December 2000, Tata Tiscon has grown to become the largest B2C brand in Tata Steel’s portfolio with market share of 14 percent and revenue of around Rs 7,000 crore.
Tata Tiscon is the fifth product of Tata Steel to receive the GreenPro certification. The four products of the company which received the GreenPro certification earlier include Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), Tata Pravesh (Steel Doors & Windows), Tata Pipes (Steel Pipes) and Tata Structura (Structural Steel Sections).
All the rebar manufacturing units of Tata Steel along with grades Fe 500, Fe 500D, Fe 500D[SD], Fe 500CRSD, Fe 550D, Fe 600[HD] are covered under the certification.