Fill In Steel Supply, Krakatau Steel Has A New Office At IKN

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk inaugurated the Krakatau Steel Group (KSG) Representative Office at Grand City Palladium Blok G03, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan today. The presence of this office is a KRAS effort to support infrastructure in the capital city of the archipelago (IKN).

The inauguration was attended by the President Director of Krakatau Steel Purwono Widodo and the President Director of PT Krakatau Baja Konstruksi Hernowo and the President Director of PT Krakatau Pipe Industries (PT KPI) Utomo Nugroho.

President Director of Krakatau Steel Purwono Widodo said the representative office was inaugurated as an initiative of Krakatau Steel and Group to easily support infrastructure needs in IKN in line with the KRAS expansion plan to IKN.

"And we are ready to send our superior steel products to the IKN location," he said in an official statement, Friday, February 17.

Purwono said that Krakatau Steel has a steel production capacity of 6.9 million tons and through Krakatau Steel Group which has built an infrastructure network. As well as an integrated support business that will be able to meet national development needs, especially IKN development.

"PT KPI is one of the Krakatau Steel Groups that has supplied IKN needs including a steel pipe for IKN Pier of 1,020 tons for 2023," he said.

Other projects that are also currently underway include steel pipes for Jetty PRI, Conductor Pipe 20 inches of PHM, as well as the SPAM Sepaku Package 2 project.

"We are also handling the 150 kV Sanggau-Sekadau SUTT Tower Development project owned by PT. PLN (Persero) UIP, the highest SUTT in West Kalimantan," he said.

Furthermore, Purwono added that the existence of the Krakatau Steel representative office in Balikpapan could facilitate the mobility of Krakatau Steel Group, which already has many projects in the Kalimantan area.

"Hopefully we can continue to make a positive contribution and contribute to the success of IKN development. And hopefully the Krakatau Steel Group Representative Office will pave the way for other national projects," said Purwono.