See:
http://www.devoran-metals.co.uk/stainless- galvanised-steel ... for not merely galvanised, but stainless steel rebars!
"... last fifty years in ail countries which consume significant quantities of reinforcement. It seems to be mostly applied in Australia, Bermuda, Netherlands, Italy, UK and the USA. In USA about 2 % of ordìnary reinforcement is galvanized. For Europe, the estimate is 1 %. Galvanizing of reinforcement was introduced to improve the service life of concrete structures in tropical and marine environments in America. The consumption of galvanized reinforcing steel is increasing yearly. The main applications are for bridge decks subjected to deicing salts, industrial constructions such as cooling towers, chimneys, paper mills and chemical processing plants and a host of buildings of all types."
www.galvanizedrebar.com/docs/COST521_pg28.pdf
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