recentlyAccording to the Jakarta Post,IndonesiaMinister of Energy and Mineral Resources ArifenexpressThe total nickel reserves in Indonesia are22.3 billion tons, with proven and estimated reserves of 5.3 billion tons and 17 billion tons respectively,Due to the increase in nickel ore smelting facilities and the annual production of nickel productsincreaseHigh, if not carefully minedWithin 20 years, nickel ore resources will be depleted.

Ariffin pointed out that in order to extend nickel mining,governmentWe will continue to attract more investment in exploring nickel mines and promote the development of recycling and reuse facilities for electric vehicle batteries.

NoLess IndonesiaExperts believe that the situation may be worse thangovernmentThe expected situation is even worse, as the exact content of nickel in Indonesian ore is much lower than the data provided by the government.

Nickel is one of the key elements in electric vehicle batteries, and the Indonesian government has been actively developing the electric vehicle and battery industries in recent years,Building oneself into a world electric vehicleofOne of the centers. Nickel has become the biggest selling point attracting investment from major electric vehicle manufacturers such as Tesla and BYD in Indonesia.

Prohibition of unprocessed exports in 2020ofAfter nickel ore,IndonesiaNickel processing facilities have increased. According to data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Industry, as of2023In June, Indonesia had 34 nickel processing and smelting plants, up from 17 in 2020This numberTwice.

Indonesian Research InstituteResearcher Putu Rusta Adiya from TII stated that thisThe data triggered an emergency alarmRemind Indonesia to start mining more cautiouslyNickel ore, etcNatural resources. How many smelters actually need to be builtConduct thorough research,If Indonesia excessively constructs nickel processing facilities, it will lead to nickelminereservesFurther accelerating the decline.

IndonesianBanks and miners needinputmoreCapital,Support to promote nickel explorationImprovement of technology and production processes.From the current data, onlyFour companies use high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) technology to produce mixed hydroxide (MHP) hydrometallurgical nickel for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries.

These three companies include Huayue Nickel Cobalt CompanyQMB New Energy Materials Company and Halmahera Persada Legend Company.

Most nickel smelters in Indonesia still use pyrometallurgy to produce nickel pig iron and nickel iron,onlyAs a raw material for stainless steel and steel alloys. 

However, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and IndustrythinkIndonesia's electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry should not rely solely on domestic mineral reserves, but should seek more mineral resources and call on the government to cooperate with mineral rich Argentina, Peru, and Chile to jointly realize the dream of electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry.