Merchant bar quality (MBQ)

Merchant bar quality (MBQ) steel is engineered to deliver reliable performance across a wide range of structural, industrial, and manufacturing applications. ArcelorMittal produces and sells MBQ rounds and flat bars to service centers and niche manufacturers who depend on consistent quality, versatile form factors, and dependable supply for their day‑to‑day operations.

These types of bars are generally used in structural type applications involving bending, forming, punching and welding. Merchant Bars are used by fabricators and manufacturers to produce a wide variety of products including steel frames and structures, brackets, steel floor and roof joists, walkways, ornamental furniture, railings, and more.