Krakatau Steel Appreciates The Government's Steps In Protecting The National Steel Industry

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JAKARTA - The Corporate Secretary of PT Krakatau Steel Pria Utama appreciates the government's steps in destroying steel products that do not meet SNI standards.

According to him, this step is one of the positive concrete steps taken by the government and is quite effective in protecting the national steel industry from the invasion of imported steel that does not meet national standards.

"In the future, this inspection needs to be carried out regularly to protect business actors with good intentions and comply with statutory regulations, as is the case for business actors who produce steel according to SNI," said the Main Male in a written statement, Monday, February 6.

As is known, the use of steel that does not meet the SNI has a very high risk of building structure failure, thereby endangering the safety and security of its users.

"In addition, the age of building materials is also shorter than it should be, because the production is not in accordance with the method of producing steel that already has Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)," he said.

According to Pria, the investigation carried out by the Minister of Trade greatly helped PT Krakatau Steel and the national steel industry in general to continue to improve its performance through the creation of a more conducive and healthy domestic market, so that in the end it will have a positive impact on improving the national economy.

"We hope that the supervision and prosecution of all forms of law violations as carried out by the Ministry of Trade can be carried out more intensely and regularly for all types of steel products from upstream to downstream, as well as the application of criminal sanctions for those who produce, import, and/or distribute goods that are not in accordance with SNI as per the applicable laws and regulations. for the advancement and sustainability of the national steel industry," he concluded.

For your information, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan destroyed 2,302 tons of concrete steel (BjTB) that did not match SNI worth Rp32.1 billion in Tangerang Regency, in mid-January.

In addition, it was found that 40 companies were deemed to have violated national standards that had been launched by the government.

Violators of the regulation are threatened with five years in prison and a fine of Rp. 2 billion.