Sumber: Detik.com | 10 Desember 2022

Baja merupakan salah satu faktor esensial untuk perkembangan industri konstruksi dan manufaktur. Termasuk di Indonesia yang sedang masif membangun infrastruktur.

Karena itu ketahanan dan utilisasi produk baja perlu mendapat perhatian khusus. Direktur Keberlanjutan Konstruksi Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (PUPR) Kimron Manik menjelaskan kapasitas industri nasional sangat berlebih (excess capacity).

"However, the utility of domestic construction steel production is not optimal due to the large use of imported construction steel, both in the form of raw materials and finished products at more competitive prices due to unfair trading/dumping practices carried out by exporting countries," he said in a press release, Saturday. (10/12/2022).

Dia menjelaskan dari data Kementerian PUPR kapasitas produksi total tahun 2021 sebesar 20,97 juta ton dengan tingkat utilisasi kapasitas produksi rata-rata tahun 2021 sebesar 55,26% dan pasokan baja nasional tahun 2021 sebesar 11,59 juta ton. Sementara itu, konsumsi atau demand baja nasional sendiri mencapai 15,46 juta ton, 78% di antaranya untuk sektor konstruksi.

Koordinator Subdit Industri Logam Besi Kementerian Perindustrian Rizky Aditya menjelaskan untuk mendorong pengembangan industri hulu, intermediate dan hilir logam, serta memberikan perlindungan terhadap konsumen di dalam negeri, Kementerian Perindustrian telah menerapkan 29 SNI secara Wajib untuk produk Logam, dan 23 diantaranya adalah produk baja.

"The details are 4 SNI for steel bars, 4 SNI for sheet steel, 5 SNI for profile steel, 3 SNI for prestressed steel, 2 SNI for steel wire rope, 2 SNI for steel pipes and pipe connectors, and 3 SNI for steel tubes and LPG stoves," he said.

Anggota Komisi VI DPR RI Herman Khaeron mengatakan terdapat beberapa masalah yang dapat diidentifikasi. Mulai dari dukungan pasokan bahan baku baja impor yang tidak maksimal dengan 50% dari industri nasional masih dipenuhi produk luar negeri.

Kemudian, industri hulu dalam negeri selama ini hanya fokus dalam mengimpor bahan baku saja, ditambah tingkat utilisasi bahan baku domestik yang rendah. Diketahui bahwa pada tahun 2021 impor mesin & peralatan lainnya mencapai hampir US$ 26 miliar, terjadi peningkatan sebesar 40% dibandingkan tahun 2020.

Therefore, the government's commitment is needed to enforce firm and mandatory standards, especially for SNI and the implementation of the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) in order to encourage the use of domestic steel production which has not been maximized to date. No less important is supporting the optimization of the Ministry of Industry's plans in implementing the master roadmap for the development of the national iron and steel industry for 2015-2035. There are several problems that need attention and anticipation when starting construction work.

Chairman of the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) Rizal Halim explained that SNI is not yet complete for all light steel products, design and construction. "Then, there is a lack of consumer information and knowledge about light steel products, as well as the high use of imported light steel raw materials which are much cheaper but whose quality is less guaranteed," he said.

To withstand the onslaught of imported products, Rizal encouraged the government to immediately require SNI for light steel profiles for all light steel industry players doing business in Indonesia. "It is no less important to continuously educate consumers about the importance of buying SNI products," he said.