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How Indonesia Is World Battery Hub with Nickel Processing
Indonesia is on track to become the world's second-largest battery producer by 2027, leapfrogging traditional manufacturing hubs. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the nation's ban on raw nickel ore exports in 2020 forced global investment into domestic smelting and refining. They visit the Morowali Industrial Park on Sulawesi, home to a $4 billion nickel processing complex, and unpack the environmental and economic trade-offs. From HPAL technology that processes low-grade laterite ore to Chinese joint ventures and local content requirements, the hosts explain the real…
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