Insight
Nickel in Indonesia – a star is born
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Report summary
The robust NPI market in 2018 has incentivised Indonesian smelter development to commence operating as soon as they can. In addition, the growing requirement for battery raw materials is driving new investments in high pressure acid leach (HPAL) projects. During a recent visit to Indonesia, we took a closer look at some of these developments and proposed projects, while also examining the potential risks for both pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical projects.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Blast furnaces struggled amid surging coke price, but some have a plan B.
- Limitations for standalone RKEF producers
- Tsingshan has shown the way – the power of industrial parks
- Indonesian NPI sales looking beyond China
- Sino-Indonesian HPAL – a battery version of the NPI revolution under way
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Table1: Indonesian nickel operations and projects
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