Embassy in Indonesia writes letter, airport immigration officer removed from duty for extortion investigation
All immigration officers at the Immigration Department of Jakarta Soekarno Airport have been temporarily removed from their posts! The cause of the incident stems from January 21, 2025, when the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Indonesia sent a letter to the relevant Indonesian authorities, noting that a number of Chinese nationals...
China's leading steel company invests 600 billion rupiah to build factory
PT Elecmetal Longteng Indonesia has opened a grinding ball production facility in the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone (KITB) on a 4.99-hectare site, with a total investment of nearly $40 million (about Rp 600 billion). The venture is owned by Chile-listed ME Elecm...
Indonesia's mineral state firms demand limit on number of nickel smelters
State-owned mining holding company MIND ID says the number of nickel smelters in Indonesia is booming. Its chief director said the proliferation of nickel smelters has reduced the selling price of related products, and ferronickel has been facing a situation where the price is difficult to cover the cost, and for this reason, it wants to limit the di...
Development of Indonesia's bauxite downstream industry stagnates
Construction of bauxite smelting projects in Indonesia has been difficult, with only three smelters built in 10 years and seven still stalled despite downstream schemes in place. The obstacle is the lack of serious investors to run the projects, and so far in 2014, except for PT Aneka Tamb...
Specifics of the six major nickel mines in Indonesia
According to Indonesia's National Minerals and Coal Management Plan 2022-2027, Indonesia is No. 1 in the world in terms of total nickel reserves and production, with available nickel resources accounting for 231 TP3T of global reserves and 291 TP3T of production.Indonesia owns a number of large-scale nickel mines: the South Sulawesi Blok S...
Happy New Year from Thousand Islands and Indonesia Business Link!
Dear Customers and Partners: At this wonderful moment of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, with great gratitude, we would like to extend our most sincere New Year wishes to you! In the past year, with your support and trust, Enterprise Indonesia...
Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Visits JIIPE Special Economic Zone
Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Wang Lutong recently inspected the KEK JIIPE-Gresik Special Economic Zone in Indonesia. China is one of the largest investors in Indonesia, with a total investment of US$5.78 billion in the third quarter of 2024, which shows China's commitment to Indonesia's economic development...
Indonesia's investment minister meets with China's top three electric vehicle-related companies
The Ministry of Investment cum Investment Coordination Board met with several large Chinese electric vehicle companies to accelerate investment in Indonesia's electric vehicle ecosystem. During his visit to China, the Minister of Investment met with companies such as BYD, Zhongwei New Materials and Ningde Times...