Malaysia’s New MRT Line with Bartec System Now Open to Public
The Malaysian SSP Line, which opened to the public in March 2023, is the second line of Klang Valley’s MRT System. The objective of this project is to enhance Malaysia’s transportation system to meet the needs of its growing population.
Running through the heart of Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, the SSP Line will connect Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya, featuring 35 stations, with 11 providing connections to other rail lines. The system will span over 52 km, comprising 13.5km of underground line and 38.7km of elevated rail.
To ensure the success of this extensive metro project, the contractor JV MMC-Gamuda selected Dextra as a rebar coupler manufacturer to meet the project demand and specifications. The couplers were integrated into the diaphragm walls, providing horizontal connection points for the station’s slabs during the later stages of the project.
New BIM Tools Available for
We are thrilled to announce that we have recently rolled out new components for ALLPLAN software!
The addition of Bartec, Fortec, Griptec, and Rolltec rebar splicing systems for ALLPLAN will take your experience to the next level. These components are now available for download.
Download the components today and get started on your next big project!
Fortec coupler provides a reliable solution for reinforcing the concrete structures of the 242-meter-high skyscraper.
Mae Fah Luang Airport Expansion, Thailand
Dextra supplied more than 180 tons of dowel bars for use as construction joints in the airport runway pavement.
Madrid Chamartín Railway Station Expansion, Spain
Dextra delivered 60,000 linear meters of Sonitec, a crosshole sonic logging pipe, for the piling work of the project.
Recent activities
Bangkok Governor Visit to Dextra Manufacturing
Dextra & ICSC Join NEx to Promote Nonmetallic Building Materials Globally
The Governor of Bangkok, Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, along with the French Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Thierry Mathou, and the Economic Counsellor of French Embassy Mr. Hubert Colaris, honored us with their presence at our manufacturing facilities on 15th February in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dextra and its GFRP manufacturing partner in Saudi Arabia, Industrial Control Solutions Company (ICSC), join NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, to drive awareness and adoption of nonmetallic building materials, including GFRP rebars and geotechnical solutions.
Thank you for visiting our booths
Trans Middle East 2023, Dubai
Year of Innovation, Thailand
BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023, Indonesia
We appreciate your visit to our booth and attendance at our lecture session at Trans Middle East 2023 on 24-26 January in Dubai. Our team of experts took pleasure in providing insights for your port expansion project, utilizing our solutions including marine tie bars, rebar couplers, and GFRP rebars.
Mr. Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, along with H.E Mr. Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to the Kingdom of Thailand visited Dextra booth on the occasion the kick-off of the Franco-Thai Year of Innovation 2023 at Benjakiti Park on January 26th in Bangkok.
Our booth at BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023, held on 21-23 February in Jakarta, was a success, with many visitors showing keen interest in our solutions and services for supporting their upcoming marine-related projects in Indonesia.
On behalf of all Dextra employees, we wish you and
your loved ones a happy and prosperous new year!
The year 2023 will mark an important milestone for us
as our company will complete 40 years of its establishment.
We would like to take this occasion to thank you
for being an earnest part of Dextra.
We look forward to working with you again for
many more glorious years of success!
A case study of Dextra solutions for wind farms
Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm involved the construction of 71 Gravity Based Structures (GBS) that will support a 180-meter-high windmill at Le Havre Port 2000 in France.
During the construction of the GBS, Fortec couplers were used to create temporary openings to facilitate the circulation of site personnel and materials. Several layers of Fortec were also installed as wall starter bars.
Headed bars were a perfect solution for the vertical reinforcement of the foundation, reducing rebar congestion and increasing the site productivity.
Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm – Fortec couplers and headed bars Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm – couplers for wall openings Use of couplers for wall openings to avoid protruding bars.
Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm – headed bars as shear wall cross ties Headed bars installed during wall panels prefabrication.
The use of couplers and headed bars improved buildability and quality, resulting in faster construction cycle and reduced labour and crane time.
Thank you for visiting us at Bauma 2022!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the visitors for stopping by our booth at Bauma 2022 and for making our participation a success!
The exhibition gave us a great opportunity to present our solutions to all visitors. We appreciate your interest and hope you enjoyed your visit.
If you have further inquiries or want more information about any of our solutions, please feel free to contact us.
We look forward to seeing you again at Bauma 2025!
Penny’s Bay and Kai Tak Isolation Facility, Hong Kong
Fortec+ couplers were used to join the four-story containerized quarantine units.
Al-Zour LNG Import Terminal, Kuwait
The world’s largest LNG import terminal used marine tie bars in the marine facility construction.
Panama Metro Line 3, Panama
Bartec couplers and Sonitec CSL tubes were installed in the elevated monorail structure.
Construction trends toward faster & sustainable construction
A special interview with Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd.
Construction industry trends in Thailand are changing toward faster construction and environmentally friendly design. Furthermore, the COVID-19 outbreak has shifted away the demand for high-rise residential and office buildings toward low-rise industrial buildings, data centers, and hospitals.
Dr. Methee Chiewanichakorn, Associate Director, Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd. shared with us that the use of precast systems and carbon fiber reinforcing bar is becoming increasingly popular to meet the trends, and that, in order to select the right solutions, three factors must be considered: local availability, standard certification, and ability to provide technical support.
Donation to Cerebral Palsy Sports Association of Thailand
Friendly football match with Bouygues-Thai
Dextra donated 100,000 Thai baht (around USD 2,860), which was converted from the total kilometers collected throughout the 90-day virtual triathlon activity, to the Cerebral Palsy Sports Association of Thailand (CPSAT).
Dextra held a friendly football match with Bouygues-Thai to strengthen our good partnership. Thank you for your continuous trust in our business and we look forward to being part of your projects again in the coming years.
Dextra is participating to the 33rd edition of BAUMA, the world’s leading trade fair for the construction industry, to be held in Munich, Germany on October 24-30, 2022.
Our team of professionals from around the world is delighted to welcome you at stand no. 506, Hall C3.
Discover our latest technologies, solutions and iconic projects.
• Concrete Reinforcement
• Bar Systems
• Ground Engineering
Dextra offers the most comprehensive range of rebar couplers for cast-in-place, repair and precast applications.
High-performance bar systems for roofs and façade support, bridges tensioning and marine structures anchoring.
Steel and composite (FRP) anchoring solutions, suitable for a variety of geotechnical applications.
Stadium 974 (formerly Ras Abu Aboud Stadium), a football stadium in Doha, Qatar, is a temporary venue made from 974 recycled shipping containers that will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, after which it will be dismantled. It is the FIFA World Cup’s first temporary venue.
The stadium has a modular design, with 974 recycled shipping containers symbolizing Qatar’s dialing code, removable seats and other modular building blocks.
It will host seven matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November before being entirely dismantled and repurposed after the event.
Dextra is proud to be a part of this iconic project, supplying more than 600 sets of carbon steel tension rods for the cross-bracing of the roofing and bowl structures, as well as the stairway, catwalk, and ramps.
Stadium 974 not only symbolizes the country’s commitment to sustainability, but it also sets a new standard in sustainable construction design.
The capital city of Dhaka is the busiest city in Bangladesh and the one of the densest city in the world in terms of traffic. Dhaka MRT is the city’s first-ever metro system that will carry 60,000 passengers per hour.MRT Line 6 consists of 16 elevated stations that are each 180 m long and 20.1 km of electricity-powered light rail tracks.
Dextra supplied three solutions to the project:
Bartec rebar splicing system for the reinforcement of the station structures.
Sonitec, a push-fit sonic tube for concrete integrity testing of foundation piles using CSL method.
Shear Key post tensioning bars used as permanent restrainer for the connection of elevated metro precast segments.
The first trial run of the Line 6 was carried out in August 2021, then the line will open by December 2022 as planned.
We are delighted to announce that Groutec rebar splicing systems for precast element connections is now included in the Pre-Approved List of the CITF (Construction Innovation and Technology Fund), Hong Kong as “Advanced Construction Material”.
The CITF is established to encourage wider adoption of innovative constructive methods and new technologies in the construction industry with a view to promoting productivity, uplifting built quality, improving site safety and enhancing environmental performance.
As precast technology is one of the techniques encouraged by CITF, eligible contractors will be able to benefit of a one-time reimbursement up to 70% of their purchase value (with a cap of HKD 1,500,000) when using Groutec in their project. Groutec has been successfully used in numerous Precast building and civil projects for the past ten years.
More about our latest projects
Floresta Gardens Towers, The Pearl, Qatar
Groutec played a key role in the connection of precast columns for vertical connection.
Altamira Port – Multiple Use Terminal Expansion, Mexico
Marine tie bars were used to anchor sea walls and Sonitec was equipped for CSL testing.
Río Subterráneo A Lomas Tunnel, Argentina GFRP soft-eyes facilitates the penetration of TBM through reinforcement cages.
Meet us at WTC 2022, stand no. A47
Dextra, together with Nordic Geo Support, our partner who specializes in supplying geotechnical solutions, are attending the World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark, stand no. A47.
A full line up of Dextra ground engineering solutions will be showcased. Come and meet our experts to discuss your tunneling and mining construction projects on September 2-8, 2022.
Visit us at stand no. 506, Hall C3, BAUMA 2022
Dextra is participating to the 33rd edition of BAUMA, the world’s leading trade fair for construction industry, to be held at Neue Messe München, Munich, Germany on October 24-30, 2022.
Our team of experts from around the world will gather at stand no. 506, Hall C3
The condominium, which is located near the Chaopraya river on Rama 3 road in Bangkok, Thailand, contains 484 units.
Grouted mechanical sleeves were used to join the precast elements, and Groutec couplers, which were inserted inside the shear wall and bearing wall, played an essential role to ensure the reinforcement continuity with dry joints.
The half-grouted mechanism of Groutec L and S sleeves, which feature a threaded end on one side, ensured accuracy and reduced mistakes throughout the grouting process,” stated Mr. Janeboon Leepipatnavit, Project Director of Taveeporn Technology Co., Ltd., the project’s contractor.
The Key Rama 3 – precast wall installation
The Key Rama 3 – precast walls
The construction required fewer workers and supplies such as rebars and concrete, resulting in a shorter construction period and less noise and waste.
Groutec F precast couplers have been successfully certified with IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) Standards, following the previous certification of Groutec L.
Groutec F is a new fully-grouted precast connection solution that is developed to complement the existing half-grouted systems: Groutec L and Groutec S. Unlike the previous two models, it is designed for the connection of precast elements without the need for any rebar preparation.
More about our latest projects
HCMC Metro Line 1: Ba Son Shipyard Station, VietnamBartec headed bars were used in shear link reinforcement as an alternative to bends to minimize steel congestion in heavily reinforced areas.
Mahatma Gandhi Setu Rehabilitation, India
Dextra high-tensile fully threaded bars were provided, along with RepairGrip couplers for the connection of old and new pier caps.
Nanyang Technological University Lab, SingaporeGFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) rebars were installed in base slabs and floating slabs as a replacement for steel rebars.
Dextra is proud to be the first manufacturer of products
for civil works construction whose quality management system is
ISO 19443 certified!
This new standard covers « Specific requirements for the application of the ISO 9001 standard by organizations in the supply chain of the nuclear energy sector supplying products and services important to nuclear safety. »
Having supplied concrete reinforcing bar couplers for the construction in over 50 nuclear reactors during the past 20 years, quality and nuclear safety remain Dextra’s priority.
Dextra attended ASEAN Ports & Shipping Exhibition in Malaysia
Dextra’s solutions for port building and expansion projects, such as marine tie bars, rebar couplers and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) rebars, were on display at the 19th ASEAN Ports and Shipping Exhibition and Conference in Kuala Lumpur in March 2022.
Cairo Metro is the rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. It was the first of three full-fledged metro systems built in Africa, as well as the first in the Arab world.
The system currently has 74 stations, 3 of which are transfer stations, with a total length of 89.4 kilometers. There are 3 operating lines in the system, numbered from 1 to 3.
Cairo Metro Line 4 will be built as a new underground line that will help to alleviate traffic congestion. Phase 1 will run for 19 kilometers and include 16 stops, connecting the heart of Greater Cairo to Giza’s pyramids.
Dextra has supplied turn-key solutions for the reinforcement of the diaphragm walls.
450,000 Bartec+ couplers
42 GFRP soft-eyes
It is projected to be Egypt’s major tourist transportation line, with service up to the Pyramids area beginning in 2024.
Suitable for composite, partially composite and non-composite precast concrete sandwich panels.
Manufactured with optimum bonding with concrete thanks to dual surface deformation and sand coating.
Stronger than steel, therefore fewer number of ties are needed compared to other methods.
Lighter than other connectors and easier to install, leading to higher sandwich panels productivity.
Made of corrosion-resistant material: GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) leading to slimmer panels.
More about our latest projects
Kursk II Nuclear Power Plant, Russia
Bartec standard and transition couplers, and headed bars, were installed in the reactor buildings.
Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG), Australia
307 tons of marine tie bars serve as an anchorage for the marine offloading facility’s anchor walls.
Reconstruction of Pak Kok Pier, Hong Kong
Dextra delivered over 600m of GFRP rebars in straight and bending shapes for the reinforcement of the ferry pier.
Fully-threaded bar tools available for download!
Dextra post-tensioning bar (PT bar) system consists for a high tensile steel bar together with accessories, such as couplers, nuts washers, bearing plates.
Both smooth and fully-threaded bars, are available to best suit the project application for either temporary or permanent works.
The fully-threaded bars now come with tools for AutoCAD, Revit and Tekla to facilitate the design and detailing of structures by importing the components to the software.
Dextra shared its knowledge on coupler standard compliance in Malaysia and around the world in the latest webinar: “Requirement and Application Solutions of Dextra Rebar Coupler as per ISO 15835 In Compliance to CIDB Schedule 4 Order 2021”, organized by the Master Builders Association Malaysia, on November 29, 2021.
Dextra Group donates to COVID-19 relief fund in India
Dextra Group donated INR 15 Lakhs (20,000 US$), which was converted from the running distance of our charity virtual run event, to Dr. Sudin Gaikwad, the Deputy Secretary of the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for COVID-19 in India in October 2021.
Etihad Rail is a 1,200-kilometer railway project that will be the first national freight and passenger railway network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The railway project is expected to be a sustainable alternative for freight and passenger transportation throughout the Emirate’s urban and rural areas.
It is expected to carry approximately 16 million passengers and 50 million tons of cargo.
Dextra is currently supplying various engineered solutions for the second phase of rail network construction which includes excavation of the GCC’s longest rail tunnel.
Bartec couplers for concrete structure reinforcement.
Sonitec tubes for the crosshole sonic logging testing of foundation piles.
Steel and GFRP rock-bolts for rock stabilization. Umbrella pipes for stabilizing tunnel headings.
in the composite glass fiber (GFRP) rebars market:
Stronger and lighter than steel, with 6x to 8x times less material needed than conventional steel rebars.
Material is safe and easy to handle, requiring much less labor for installation, generating both time & money saving.
Durable material allows for a longer lifetime of the structure with no maintenance nor repair work needed.
Sustainable material, with significantly less energy required and less CO2 emission.
More about our latest projects
Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant 3&4, China
Dextra has supplied more than 500,000 sleeves of Griptec coupler for the reinforcement of the APC structure.
Thane-Kalwa Creek Bridge, India
More than 20 sets of Tension Rod system in various lengths were used as suspenders for steel arch bridge.
Brussels Metro Line 3, Belgium
13 km of Sonitec tubes were installed in the 18m long pile cages to facilitate the integrity testing of foundations.
Groutec is now available for Allplan Precast!
Groutec is a mechanical splicing system designed for the connection of precast concrete elements. Three alternative models are available:
Groutec L, a wide half-grouted sleeve with one threaded end.
Groutec S, a slim half-grouted sleeve with one threaded end, suitable for compact applications.
Groutec F, a new fully-grouted sleeve without any threaded end.
These solutions now come with BIM tools for Allplan Precast software, a 2D and 3D CAD software leader in the precast concrete industry, to facilitate the design and detailing of precast building structures by importing the components to the software.
Dextra Rebar coupler systems featured on The Singapore Engineer magazine
Dextra rebar coupler systems are featured in the July 2021 issue of The Singapore Engineer magazine.
The article provides guidance on the use and advantages of the systems for infrastructure projects in Singapore, considering ISO 15835 standard requirements.
Delhi Metro is the largest and busiest rapid transit system in India, serving Delhi and its satellite cities. Phase 3 will add 35 underground stations and 3 new lines.
The total length of the 54 km underground corridors in Phase 3 are more than the total underground sections in phase 1 & 2, making it a challenge for construction in this densely populated city.
Glass Fiber Reinforcing Bars (GFRP) have been used for the numerous “soft-eyes” in diaphragm walls of several stations, which has facilitated the excavation of underground tunnels by TBMs.
Astec™ Active Anchors (AAA) have also been used as temporary stressed anchors in retaining walls in replacement of traditional strutting, this enhancing greatly the accessibility during excavation work.
Moreover, Bartec™ rebar couplers and Dextra post-tensioning bar systems were installed in various parts of the construction.
The UK CARES TA1-A certification is the latest addition for our Unitec repair coupler, which is recognized as a versatile and highly dependable solution for the splicing of in-situ rebars without bar-end preparation.
With this highly demanding 2 Million cycles fatigue certification, Unitec is now certified for use in the construction of bridges, highways, and viaducts in the United Kingdom.
More about our latest projects
HS2 Long Itchington Wood Tunnel, United Kingdom
A 1-mile twin bore tunnel at Long Itchington Wood required Griptec for the connection of rebars in diaphragm walls, slabs, pile caps and portals.
Manila International Container Terminal, Philippines
Marine Tie Bars were installed as an anchorage to tie back the main concrete wall casted to a sheet pile anchor wall of the Berth 7 expansion project.
King Salman Energy Park, Saudi Arabia
A new industrial city project in Saudi Arabia used Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebars to reinforce building structures and sidewalks.
Solscope Exhibition
Dextra took part in Solscope, the reference trade fair on geotechnics, drilling and foundations, which took place in Lyon, France, on June 23-24, 2021.
A full range of ground engineering products were showcased, including Sonitec™ for Cross Sonic Logging testing of deep foundations, steel and GFRP rock-bolts and anchors for tunneling and mining works, and GFRP soft-eyes for underground tunneling.
The exhibition brought together around 2,000 visitors, 150 exhibiting companies and 200 congress participants.
Download now! Post-tensioning bar design tools
To facilitate the work of designers and consultants, our team develops and continually improves intuitive tools for AutoCAD, Revit and Tekla users.
The new post-tensioning bar tools, including smooth bars and fully-threaded bars have been added to the Dextra design tool ranges.
Take advantage of our easy-to-use components, available for free download!
Webinar Recap
Dextra organized a live webinar on “Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Rebar for Permanent Applications”, introducing the characteristics of FRP, key considerations in designing, applications for permanent use and economics comparison with conventional techniques.
The West Gate Tunnel is a four kilometer toll road in Melbourne, Australia that will link the West Gate Freeway with the Port of Melbourne and CityLink via twin tunnels, a bridge and an elevated road section.
The viaduct is being built on 300 post-tensioned concrete piers of varying heights. For each pier, vertical post-tensioning bars are connected to a dead anchorage embedded in the foundation of the pile.
Dextra was in charge of the fabrication of more than 1,000 tons of such bars, grade 1080, with nominal diameters of 72mm and 55mm, and 7,500 anchorages, installed on site by our partner, Freyssinet Australia.
On April 22nd and 28th, Dextra kickstarted its own webinar series with insightful discussions on how to design with headed bars in accordance with Eurocode 2 and ACI318 principles, as well as giving practical advice and information about their use.
Bang Pakong Power Plant, Thailand
A wide range of Bartec and Groutec rebar couplers were used to reinforce and connect precast columns and beams.
Paradip International Cargo Terminal, India
370 tons of Marine Tie Bars were installed to connect with concrete diaphragm walls to retain the structure.
Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase 2, Singapore
The extension of the tunnel system required rock bolts and soft-eyes for the excavation and breakthrough.
Focus on: Wind Turbines
The construction of wind turbines is an elaborated endeavor, and manufacturers are continuing to scale up their projects, building larger and taller structures to increase efficiency and ROI.
As a result, the blades of the biggest wind turbines on the market have already exceeded 100 meters in length, with turbines’ total heights of more than 200 meters.
In order to face this construction challenge efficiently and effectively, several Dextra solutions can be used:
Anchor bolt systems
for windmill foundations
Post tensioning bars
for the splicing of steel pylon
Weldable couplers
for the reinforcementof the turbine raft
Headed bars
for vertical reinforcement of foundations
Micropiles
for anchoring the concrete raft into the ground
Dextra at Mega Infrastructure Summit India
The Mega Infrastructure Summit was held in Bangalore, India, on April 6th and 7th, marking one of the first physical construction events organized since the beginning of the pandemic.
Dextra showcased its high-performance product ranges, installed in some of the most iconic infrastructure projects of India, from underground metros to bridges, highways and tunnels.
The event attracted a strong number of attendees, a first step toward the return of construction-related physical exhibitions.
MSG Sphere is a 18,000 seat, sphere-shaped music and entertainment venue being built in Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas Strip.
The 360-feet tall and 516-feet wide sphere is being built on 18 acres off Sands Avenue between Manhattan Street and Koval Lane.
Dextra Bartec rebar couplers and headed bars have been used to connect and reinforce columns, core walls and beams of the building’s structure.
Bartec® mechanical splicing system is certified in the USA as “type 2” with ICC-ES and meets CALTRANS “Ultimate” performance requirements.
We are very proud to present you a fully grouted precast connection solution: Groutec F!
This product that is designed for the connection of precast elements, without the need of threading, available for rebar sizes 12-43mm (#4-#14).
It can connect two precast columns, beams or walls either horizontally or vertically.
Site assembly is performed by injection of non-shrink grout into the cavity.
More about our latest projects
Big Box Retail, United Arab Emirates
Groutec couplers embedded in the precast panels of the building made the assembly on site easy and fast.
Bezons Viaduct, France
Dextra and its local partner Freyssinet supplied Tension Rods to ensure the stability of the 2,000 tons bridge structure.
Hatta Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant, UAE
Rock bolts, combination bolts, soil nails have been selected to support the tunnel excavation and for slope stabilization.
Download now! Groutec F design tools
To facilitate the work of designers and consultants, our team develops and continually improves intuitive tools for AutoCAD, Revit and Tekla users.
The new Groutec F couplers for precast element connection without the need of thread preparation were added to the Dextra design tool ranges.
Take advantage of our easy-to-use components, available for free download!
Webinar: Challenges and Opportunities for Ports
We were very proud of participating in a new Transport Events webinar on “Current Challenges and Future Opportunities for Ports and Shipping in ASEAN”.
Dextra introduced solutions for port expansion, featuring Marine Tie Bars and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebar.