About Arkansas Steel
Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC (ASA) was founded in 1989 as a joint venture between Yamato Kogyo and Sumitomo Corporation. The plant is located in northeast Arkansas in the town of Newport on 300 acres. ASA is a provider of products to a number of businesses and is the leading producer of railroad tie plates in North America. ASA takes pride in the manufacturing process necessary to produce high quality billets and tie plates, as they are ISO 9001 Certified. ASA is also aware of the potential environmental impact because of that process, which is why they are proactive in the approach of Environmental protection and are ISO 14001 Certified. Our employees are committed to maintaining the level of expectations needed to follow the requirements of each certification and continue to adjust over time to improve in both areas.
Billet
Flat Bar
Tie-Plates
Billet
Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC (ASA) was founded in 1989 as a joint venture between Yamato Kogyo and Sumitomo Corporation. The plant is located in northeast Arkansas in the town of Newport on 300 acres. ASA is a provider of products to a number of businesses and is the leading producer of railroad tie plates in North America. ASA takes pride in the manufacturing process necessary to produce high quality billets and tie plates, as they are ISO 9001 Certified. ASA is also aware of the potential environmental impact because of that process, which is why they are proactive in the approach of Environmental protection and are ISO 14001 Certified. Our employees are committed to maintaining the level of expectations needed to follow the requirements of each certification and continue to adjust over time to improve in both areas.
Flat Bar
Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC., better known by its abbreviation ASA, is well established in the steel industry. In addition to producing MBQ billets and hot-rolled tie-plates, we also can produce hot rolled flat bars in a variety of cross sections and lengths. Every flat bar produced by ASA meets Buy America Requirements. Examples for our standard offerings for flat bars are below.
Tie-Plates
Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC., better known by its abbreviation ASA, is well established in the steel industry. For over 30 years, ASA has supplied hot rolled double shoulder railroad tie-plates to North America. ASA’s diverse product portfolio helps us meet the needs of our customer base, which ranges from Small Contractors to large Class 1 Railroads. ASA produces tie-plates to meet both A.R.E.M.A and Customer Specifications. Every tie-plate produced by ASA meets the requirements for Buy America. Our standard tie-plate offerings will accommodate rail sizes from 115RE to 140RE. Examples of our more popular tie-plates dimensions are:
Certifications
Sustainability
Resources
Arkansas Steel Associates’ Activities to Achieve Zero Scope 2 Emissions upon Electric Furnaces | Sumitomo Corporation
GSCC Press Release – ASA SBET Certification
GSCC Press Release – ASA Product Certification