Conares Metal Supply, a Jebel Ali-based steel industry, made its debut at The Big 5 to showcase its new range of rebar, following a recent $85 million investment in the industry.

“We are able to produce rebar up to 40 mm in diameter while normally manufacturers make up to 32 mm. Our product is suitable for high-rises as well as dam projects. Half of our business is from the domestic market and rest is in the GCC, India, Iraq, Singapore, Africa, Sri Lanka,” said Bharat Bhatia, chief executive officer and managing director of Conares Metal Supply.

Conares produces pipes and tubes in different sizes, and has a pipe-galvanising capacity of 36 tonnes a year.

The company’s export markets for pipes and tubes are northern America, Australia and Europe.