Company History
| 1964 | Established on Dec. 18, 1964 as Pag-asa Steel Works, Inc. with the first automatic rolling mill in the country |
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| 1967 | Rolls its first bar in January of 1967 |
| 1971 | Upgrades mill with technical assistance from Kyoei Steel Works of Osaka, Japan |
| 1972 | Begins production of wire rods in addition to rebars |
| 1974 | Supplies hotel building boom in preparation for the IMF-World Bank Summit |
| 1975 | Pioneers the placement of its logo on its bars before it is mandated by law for all Philippine rebar manufacturers |
| 1975 | Supplies the entire NLEX Viaduct project, the first of many major infrastructure projects, upon the recommendation of foreign project consultants |
| 1976 | Pioneers production of Grade 60, high-strength bars in the Philippines |
| 1977 | Pre-qualified by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| 1979 | Supplies high grade bars for Bataan Nuclear Power Plant with a 15-year guarantee and 100% passing rate for testing |
| 1989 | Company celebrates 25th Anniversary |
| 1994 | Launches Mill #2 to meet increasing demand |
| 1998 | Launches ISO 9002-based quality management system |
| 1999 | Certified to ISO 9002- quality management systems, later updated to ISO 9001. |
| 2004 | Chemical and Mechanical Testing Lab receives DPWH certification in February |
| 2005 | Receives the Department of Energy's Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Award |
| 2006 | Receives the Department of Energy's Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Award |
| 2009 | Launches ISO 17025 QA Laboratory Accreditation |
| 2010 | Granted ISO 17025 QA Laboratory Accreditation |
| 2011 | Launches Integrated Management System (IMS) |
| 2012 | Receives the Department of Energy's Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Award |
| 2012 | Joins the Philippine Industrial Energy Efficiency Project of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in conjunction with the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Department of Energy (DOE) |
| 2013 | Receives the Department of Energy's Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Award |
| 2013 | Granted IMS Certification to:
ISO 9001 - Quality Management System ISO 14001 - Environmental Management System OSHAS 18001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management System |
| 2014 | Receives the Department of Energy's Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Award |
| 2014 | Company celebrates 50th Anniversary |
