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Tata Metal Lestari presents sustainable coated steel in Sydney Build Expo 2024
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ustralia's largest construction and design exhibition, Sydney Build Expo 2024, was held again from May 1-2 at the ICC Sydney exhibition center. With a focus on innovation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, Sydney Build Expo 2024 provided a platform for networking, learning and collaborating in the construction and design industry. At this event, industry professionals, innovators and policymakers met to explore the latest trends and developments in the built environment.
This event, which was attended by more than 20,000 participants, 500 speakers, exhibitors and a construction festival, was an opportunity for construction industry players in the country to showcase their products abroad. This opportunity was taken by PT Tata Metal Lestari (Tatalogam Group) as one of the largest producers of zinc aluminum-coated steel in Indonesia.
Vice president of Tata Metal Lestari, Stephanus Koeswandi explained that Australia is one of the export-destination countries for the zinc aluminum-coated steel products it produces. Therefore, by attending Sydney Build Expo 2024, he hoped that demand for coated steel products would continue to increase so that it can increase the country's foreign exchange, which will ultimately have an impact on the nation's economy.
“The current incessant infrastructure development in Australia is a big opportunity for Indonesia. Coupled with the search for alternative suppliers of construction materials using construction products that are produced using sustainable practices by Australian buyers, it is predicted that the Australian construction and building market will experience rapid growth in the next few years. For this reason, Tata Metal Lestari's participation in Sydney Build Expo 2024 is expected to be an opportunity to strengthen the presence of Indonesian products in Australian construction and building," explained Stephanus.
Stephanus added that at the eighth Sydney Built Expo this year, the issue of sustainability was still an important focus that must be presented. With a net-zero emissions target in 2050, the government and society in Australia are increasingly aware that development must now prioritize environmental sustainability, from raw materials to workmanship.
For this reason, at this event Tata Metal Lestari presented three of its superior coated-steel products, namely Nexalume, Nexium and Nexcolor. These products, which have green babel, gold-level certificates, are expected to be able to meet construction needs in this country. Apart from having green standards, these three products have also passed standard tests in Australia (Australian Standard/SA), American Standard Testing and Material (ASTM), Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) and Indonesian National Standards (SNI).
“In order to compete in the global market, a product must of course have predetermined standards. The Tata Metal Lestari products such as Nexalume, Nexium and Nexcolor currently meet the standards that have been set, starting from green standards or green labels to other national suitability standards, such as Australian Standards, ASTM, JIS and SNI," said Stephanus.
Nexalume is 55 percent zinc aluminum alloy-coated steel processed by a continuous coating line machine, which gives the steel a very effective layer of corrosion protection. This material is usually used as a raw material for the roll-forming process. Nexalume has undergone various tests and has passed quality standards in various countries. Nexalume is exported to more than 20 countries around the world.
