Abdurahman stated that PT Krakatau Steel was able to meet the government's expectations by implementing the industrial 4.0 technology applied to its production.
"PT Krakatau Steel has succeeded and was able to produce one of the steel coil products with extraordinary technology, adapting the technology expected by the Ministry of Industry, specifically Technology 4.0," Abdurahman noted in a press release received here on Saturday.
Abdurahman has sought participation of all parties to revive the domestic steel industry as one of the strategic sectors in supporting the need for raw materials for other industries.
Moreover, he noted that Commission VII was pushing for several regulations that support efforts to boost domestic industrial production.
Meanwhile, member of the House's Commission VII Abdul Kadir Karding urged the government to prepare import regulations for raw materials to be produced domestically.
"The government must formulate regulations, such as for protection, as these imported materials at least do not flood our market when we can produce ourselves," Karding stated.
He believes that this problem occurs since there are many imported raw materials without the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) entering the market. As a result, imported raw materials are priced lower as compared to domestically produced raw materials.
Earlier, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita remarked that the government will bolster commitment to increase the use of domestically produced steel.
Kartasasmita believes that the current national steel imports were under control in terms of the supply and demand. The increase in construction steel prices is known to be due to an increase in the global steel prices.
The minister remarked that the steel trade balance in the first semester of 2021 experienced a surplus of US$2.7 billion, with exports reaching US$9.4 billion and imports worth US$6.7 billion.
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Editor: Sri Haryati
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