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Day: August 22, 2025

Episode #1: The Challenge of Sustainability in an Industrial World – A Commitment TO and FOR Every Day!

Episode #1: The Challenge of Sustainability in an Industrial World – A Commitment TO and FOR Every Day! Throughout my professional career, I have learned that sustainability is not just a nice concept or a trend, but a real, urgent need and , above all, a responsibility for all of us. My professional experience has […]

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The Braided Composite Rebar is transforming construction, bringing innovation and efficiency to different sectors. Our patented product enables the transformation of large-scale infrastructures and specialized projects. Its lightness, strength and durability make it the ideal choice.

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Product Advantages vs Traditional

Steel in construction is heavy, polluting and requires constant maintenance. Each ton produces 1.85 tons of CO₂. BCR proposes solutions with 50% fewer emissions. Transportation is inefficient and structures require expensive and frequent inspections. It’s time to rethink sustainability in construction.

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Why should I use the Braided Composite Rebar?

Over the years, the construction industry has used iron reinforcing bars with great success, due to their availability and the intrinsic characteristics of steel: malleability and ductility. Steel, however, has limitations due to its ferrous base and supply characteristics, namely:

  • Weight: difficult to handle without means of support for loading and transportation
  • Logistics: low level of configuration based on the lengths supplied and low volumetric occupancy rates of the means of transport, due to the high specific weight.
  • Oxidation: exposure to the elements, particularly humidity, induces corrosion. This factor is exacerbated in saline environments. As a result, it requires greater concrete coverings.
  • Low electromagnetic compatibility
  • A high environmental impact due to the high energy burden inherent in its production – the steel industry is responsible for around 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions, with construction rod accounting for around 1.5 percentage points – as well as the high environmental burden of its transportation.
  • Corrosion of steel reinforcement caused by concrete corrosion is a significant issue that often leads to structural deterioration and premature end of life for structures.
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The evolution of composite materials has made it possible to design a solution that has been developed over more than a decade, combining elements that produce a product that stands out for the real added value it brings to the market:

  • It weighs 4-5 times less than steel, allowing measurable gains in transportation costs.
  • The ability to be handled without additional means of movement, allowing easy manual loading on site, especially in hard-to-reach places.
  • Highly suitable for installation in saline environments due to its immunity to oxidation.
  • Resistant to chemical aggression.
  • High thermal stability, does not promote cracking of the surrounding concrete, reducing maintenance and repair costs.
  • As a product with low thermal conductivity, it is very suitable for preventing thermal bridges.
  • High electromagnetic compatibility, immune to interference and non-magnetic.
  • An estimated durability of more than 80 years, with much longer life cycles than construction steels.
  • Cut to size in the factory, avoiding post-processing on site, reducing construction time and operating costs.
  • It allows for slimmer solutions as it requires less concrete cover.
Is the product more sustainable?

If the steel industry were a nation, it would be the 5th largest in terms of emissions worldwide! (source: https://www.carbonclean.com/blog/steel-co2-emissions)

In the common goal of achieving carbon neutrality, alternatives to steel are an essential component in decarbonizing the construction industry. This avoids the highly carbon-intensive processes of mining and producing steel, a product that is by nature sensitive to corrosive processes that lead to premature deterioration of structures.

The Braided Composite Rebar  is an environmentally responsible alternative to the use of steel construction rods due to:

  • GFRP (glass fiber reinforced polymer) stands out as a more sustainable solution to steel in construction. 
  • Requires less energy in production
  • It has a life cycle 3 to 4 times that of steel
  • Requires less concrete cover reducing consumption
  • It allows reduce the number of transports by 4 to 5 times thanks to its low weight and better use of available volume
  • No need for heavy machinery and can be handled manually
  • Reduces costs, waste and emissions associated with maintenance, repair and replacement of structures

    In addition, GFRP contributes to the preservation of natural resources. It can be used with sea water, sand and marine aggregates, avoiding the use of fresh water and river sand. The resulting marine concrete has additional advantages: lower cement content, less transportation and reuse at the end of its useful life.

    According to a study by the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, GFRP beams emit 43% less CO₂ and consume about half the energy compared to steel, considering the actual volume of material needed in a project.

     

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What care should I take when handling the Braided Composite Rebar?

The Light Rebar Company recommends wearing gloves when handling the product to avoid potential discomfort from contact with the ends of the fiberglass.

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