Indonesia Curbs New Nickel Smelters, Ongoing Projects to Proceed

Indonesia curbs new nickel smelters permits, projects already under construction may continue, subject to government review.
Thick smoke billows from active chimneys over nickel processing operations at Weda Bay Industrial Park, Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, in August 2024. Indonesia curbs new nickel smelters permits, projects already under construction may continue, subject to government review. (CGSP / Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro)

Indonesia curbs new nickel smelters that produce intermediate materials, but will allow plants already under construction to move ahead following a government review, the Ministry of Industry said Monday.

The government is driving Indonesia’s nickel industry downstream into battery-grade chemicals and testing the resilience of Chinese investors’ commitments.

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