Jul 25, 2025 | Commodities
Indonesia officially has tens of CCS/CCUS projects, but only two projects that can be considered entering advanced development stage. More companies pledged to speed up the projects amidst growing interest from global private equity firms. The first project is the...
Jul 22, 2025 | Commodities
PJBumi Bhd, through its subsidiary PT Petra Jaya Bumi, has secured a contract from PT Inovasi Gerakan Masyarakat (INGRAM) for the supply of its ADiRA BioReactor technology to process up to 20 tons per day of municipal solid waste in Indonesia. The organic waste...
Jul 22, 2025 | Commodities
As of June 2025, Indonesia’s oil lifting reached 578,000 barrels per day, still way below target stated in the State Budget 2025 (605,000 bpd). Oil production increased in July from commercial operation of two small fields in Riau Islands, but not enough to fill the...
Jul 16, 2025 | Commodities
We have talked about nuclear power plant project since Soeharto regime, which ended in 1998. Talks intensified in recent years, particularly since Prabowo Subianto took the office in October 2024 with steady interest from global technology powers: USA, France, Russia,...
Jul 15, 2025 | Commodities
Newcastle thermal coal retreated to below US$110 per ton this week on ample supply, concerns about demand in Japan and South Korea related to uncertainties on trade talks, and strong supply of renewable energy in China. Data from China confirms 26% fall of import in...
Jul 15, 2025 | Commodities
Growing demand for ‘green nickel’, especially in the West, has pushed nickel processing centers in Indonesia to gradually reduce consumption of fossil fuel by transitioning to renewable like solar or at least cleaner energy source like natural gas. China’s Fujian...
Jul 14, 2025 | Commodities
We have talked about waste-to-energy for more than two decades but with limited success of implementation. Yet it continuous to attract global players. More recently a Canadian carbon management company, DevvStream, signed two separate memorandums of understanding...
Jul 10, 2025 | Commodities
“That’s the risk of being in the opposition (camp). As opposition, it’s difficult to get line of credit from banks, including Atjeh (Regional) Bank,” said Hashim Djojohadikusumo, brother of president Prabowo Subianto and owner of Arsari Group, when inaugurating the...
Jul 10, 2025 | Commodities
Mount Cycloop in Papua is more than just a mountain range. It is the ecological heart and cultural soul of the Indigenous Tabi people. It is a sacred space, a vital water source, and a natural shield against disaster. Yet, this precious area is now under imminent...
Jul 10, 2025 | Commodities
Indonesia sits atop world-class manganese—key component for battery–reserves, yet its utilization remains sluggish. Amid the grand narrative of downstream industrialization, the manganese smelter project in the Bolok Industrial Zone, Kupang, stands as a stark...
