ITB School of Business and Management Delegation Visits PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk, Deepen CBAM Implementation and Steel Industry Decarbonization Strategy
PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk (GRP), one of them integrated steel producer leading in Indonesia, receiving visit delegation from the Center for Public Policy and Management, School Business and Management Institute Bandung Technology (CPPM-SBM ITB) on Monday, May 25, 2026. Visit This become part from SBM ITB's efforts in enrich outlook academic and empirical related policy industry, in context implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and transformation decarbonization in the sector manufacturing strategic national.
As a unit that provides research and evidence strong empirical in explain the policy and management process public in Indonesia, CPPM-SBM ITB is part from School ITB Business and Management which has stand since December 31, 2003. SBM ITB is known as center development technopreneur in Indonesia and become one of the school business leading.
SBM ITB group, which consists of a total of 31 people, consists of from SBM ITB students, CPPM ITB analysts , and a number of partners strategic SBM ITB, led by directly by Mr. Yudo Anggoro, Ph.D., Mr. Dr. Manahan Parlindungan Saragih Siallagan, S.Si., M.Eng., M.Sc., and Mr. Rama Permana, Ph.D. Visit the accepted directly by the ranks GRP management consisting of from Mr. Ivan Widjaksono as Director Technology and Supply Chain that has attention big to issue sustainability, Mr. Harianto as Director Finance, as well as Mr. Charis Afianto as GRP Sustainability and QAQC team.
In meeting said, Ivan Widjaksono give exposure deep about CBAM regulations, starting from method calculation, mechanism implementation, up to challenge its implementation for national steel industry. Not only that, but he also shared step concrete that has been GRP took in implementing CBAM, including low steel production strategies carbon and the acquisition process Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification from Australia and the United States, a affirming achievement GRP's position as one of the pioneer decarbonization in the Indonesian steel sector .
The discussion expanded from issue global regulations to innovation real. Ivan Widjaksono introduce Fortise and Fortise+, two brands of low-grade steel designed GRP carbon special For answer need industry in the green era, at the same time give description concrete How commitment decarbonization realized in form product real.
Session in progress with atmosphere very interactive discussion. The participants from SBM ITB submitted various question critical, starting from estimate cost investment EAF (Electric Arc Furnace) technology, stages implementation decarbonization that has been and will be run GRP, until comparison efficiency between use electricity from PLN network with energy renewable based on solar panels which are currently This Already installed with capacity of 9.3 MWp. The ongoing discussion dynamic This reflect enthusiasm tall participant in understand in a way direct practice real implementation of CBAM and decarbonization in the steel industry in Indonesia.
End visit, the SBM ITB team conveyed appreciation and thanks greatest love to ranks top GRP management welcome warm as well as comprehensive presentation regarding CBAM and decarbonization. Visit This expected can enrich outlook academic SBM ITB students and researchers in see in a way direct How national steel industry adapt to regulations trading global carbon. As closing activities, the SBM ITB delegation had the opportunity visit several business units smelting in the GRP production area, as well as do session Photo together as documentation memories from visit this.
