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   Criteria Increases Applications for Company`s Unique Corrosion-Resistant,High-Strength MMFX2 Rebar ProductLOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--The International Commercial Code (ICC) Evaluation Services, developer of theInternational Building Code (IBC), recently issued AC 429 Acceptance Criteriafor High-Strength Steel Reinforcing Bars, expanding the applications ofhigh-strength concrete reinforcing steel bars (rebar) up to 100 ksi. This actionby ICC Evaluation Services supports the continued utilization of MMFX2 (ASTMA1035) Grade 100 [690 MPa] rebar to build safer, stronger and more costeffective structures while solving difficult design and construction challenges.The Acceptance Criteria was drafted based on the American Concrete Institute(ACI) ITG-6R-10, Design Guide for the Use of ASTM A1035 / A1035M Grade 100 (690)Steel Bars for Structural Concrete, and provides clear international buildingcode standards and guidelines for designing structures with 100 Grade (690 MPa)rebar. High-strength rebar, such as MMFX2 100 Grade (690MPa) bar sold in North Americaby MMFX Steel Corporation of America and the Middle East by MMFX Steel DMCC,allows structures to be designed and built with 20% to 50% less steel and up to60% lower labor costs. In addition, by specifying high-strength steels,designers can solve costly rebar congestion problems and developers can completestructures more quickly, resulting in substantial cost savings. MMFX2 rebar is also more ductile than other high-strength steels and can befabricated using conventional fabrication equipment. MMFX2 rebar further offerssuperior corrosion-resistance, resulting in longer-lasting buildings and otherstructures without the problems and special handling requirements associatedwith coated rebar. The product's combined strength and corrosion-resistanceimproves constructability and sustainability. With the ITG-6 Design Guide and the newly issued ICC-Evaluation ServicesAcceptance Criteria, designers and contractors have clear guidance regarding theapplications of MMFX2 Grade 100 (690) steel rebar to value engineer and buildbetter, safer, and stronger buildings more efficiently. About MMFX Technologies CorporationMMFX Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, California, is amaterial science company focused on commercializing its patented micro- andnanotechnologies that enable the manipulation of steel microstructure to deriveoptimum product properties. The Company has successfully commercialized itsgroundbreaking science through the marketing and sale of its high-demand MMFX2branded products, uncoated concrete reinforcing steels that provide superiorstrength and corrosion resistance. MMFX2 is marketed and sold through its twooperating subsidiaries, as well as Portland, Oregon-based licensee, CascadeSteel Rolling Mills. About MMFX Steel Corporation of AmericaAn operating subsidiary of MMFX Technologies Corporation, MMFX Steel Corporationof America, also based in Irvine, California, markets and sells MMFX2 brandedconcrete reinforcing steel products throughout North America. Applicationsinclude bridges and highway systems, high-rise buildings and numerouscommercial/industrial applications. Independent scientific tests have shownMMFX2 rebar to be five times more corrosion-resistant than and up to two timesas strong as conventional steel. About MMFX Steel DMCCMMFX Steel DMCC ("MMFX DMCC"), a Dubai Multi-Commodity Center corporation, isthe Middle East subsidiary of MMFX Technologies Corporation. Utilizing itsparent company`s proprietary and patented nanotechnology, MMFX DMCC markets andsells the uncoated corrosion-resistant, high-strength concrete reinforcing steel("rebar"), MMFX2, throughout the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA") region.MMFX2 rebar is sold under the specifications ASTM A1035 Grades 690 and 830.  For MMFX Steel Corporation of AmericaMichael Shepherd, 949-798-5595michael@theshepherdgroup.comCopyright Business Wire 2012