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BASF, Eramet drop $2.6b Indonesian nickel project that threatens isolated tribe
These metals, crucial ingredients in electric vehicle batteries, would have come from the nearby Weda Bay Nickel mine, the world’s largest nickel mine, in which Eramet holds a minority stake.
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Indonesia’s massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries
This region of Weda Bay is now one of the world’s largest nickel production facilities. Fiery smelters and multiple coal-fired power plants burn nonstop to refine nickel ore into material for ...
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Minister visits Weda Bay Park to support nickel downstreaming: CEO
File - Workers are seen near a pile of nickel at the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Central Halmahera, North Maluku, on September 1, 2023. (ANTARA FOTO/Andri Saputra/rwa) Ternate, N.
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To meet EV demand, industry turns to technology long deemed hazardous
Indonesia is richly endowed with nickel, but refining this crucial mineral poses a daunting environmental challenge Dust and smoke rise from the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park's nickel-mining ...