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Indonesia says nickel reserves enough for expansion, despite moratorium call

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Indonesia's nickel reserves are sufficient for expanded processing operations, an investment ministry official said on Wednesday, amid calls from a miners' group to curb construction of new smelters to ease a global glut. Indonesia banned exports of nickel ore in 2020 to encourage domestic value addition, resulting in massive investment to produce nickel pig iron (NPI) and material for electric vehicle batteries.
 
 
 
 
 

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