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ARTICLE · 10 MAY 2023

Indonesia's Ongoing Progress On The Downstream Industry

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One perspective is that the policy of banning such raw materials exports is too hasty when taking into consideration that the production volume of domestic copper concentrate does not match the rate...

IndonesiaEnergy and Natural Resources
Budidjaja & Associates
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Following our previous Legal Alert on the ban of the exportation of unprocessed raw minerals (i.e. copper, nickel, and bauxite), we will now assess the development of the processing and refining industry ("P&R"), which is also Indonesia's priority to expedite the progress of the downstream industry. This priority is more focused now than ever as Indonesia seeks to accelerate the construction of new smelters to prepare for its appeal on its nickel dispute against the European Union by 2024 or 2025.

Further Commitment to Indonesia's Ban Policy: Boosting the P&R Industry

1. Introduction of Smelters and Increase in Domestic Value of Minerals

Following the ban on exporting raw minerals and in order to accommodate the higher volume of raw minerals within the country, the P&R industry introduces new P&R facilities such as smelters, which play an imperative role to boost P&R and ensure that Indonesia is capable to reap the benefits of the ban - primarily to

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