Jakarta – There was an unusual moment at the Hearing Meeting (RDP) between Commission VII of the DPR and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Industry and smelter entrepreneurs. Deputy Chairman of Commission VII Eddy Soeparno reprimanded smelter entrepreneurs for not speaking Indonesian. Initially, Eddy, as the leader of the meeting, … Read more
Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will ban the export of raw mining goods. The plan, Jokowi will ban the export of bauxite and copper. In line with that, Jokowi encourages downstream to provide added value. So, will this downstream be realized with the export ban? President Director of PT Freeport Indonesia Tony Wenas explained, … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Association of Indonesian Mining Experts (Perhapi) assessed that the clashes that occurred between employees of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry or PT GNI some time ago were caused by several factors. One of them is the existence of social jealousy by local workers towards GNI’s treatment of foreign workers (TKA). Perhapi … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Minister of Investment or Head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, made a surprising statement. That the construction of mineral processing and refining facilities (smelters) will be limited. Minister Bahli stated that in the future his party will place restrictions on the construction of smelters that are … Read more