Severstal has surveyed the dealers of its roofing brands and found out that 85% of them know of the new GOST on metal roof tiles to be in effect from March 2019, while 70% of the respondent have already studied the main requirements of the standard.
The document has been developed by the National Roofing Union with the help from Severstal.
According to the GOST R 58153-2018, the minimal permissible thickness of the metal base is 0.5 mm. The thickness of the polymer coating should be not less than 23 mkm. The markings should contain information on the manufacturer, thickness of the metal base, type and class of metal and polymer coating. (Ukrainian metal)
