Some use the same old argument in opposing the government’s export ban of bauxite, i.e. not enough domestic processing capacity. We heard the same argument many years ago when President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo decided to give no more room for export of nickel ores. We all know, however, that the country attracted over US$20 billion of investments in nickel-to-EV battery since then.To subscribe please click here
