Indonesia’s strategic move to expand its domestic mineral processing continues with PT Alamtri Minerals Indonesia Tbk (ADMR) planning to start its new aluminium plant in North Kalimantan in mid-December. The facility, situated on the Island of Borneo, is set to become one of Indonesia’s large aluminium operations.
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Alamtri director, Wito Krisnahadi, confirmed via text message that initial activities at the site would begin next month. Production will be scaled up gradually throughout next year, forming part of the planned commissioning phase. Krisnahadi added that the site is expected to reach its full annual output of 500,000 tonnes by October 2026.
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Beyond the first phase, ADMR has outlined a longer-term objective to expand the North Kalimantan project so that its total yearly capacity rises to 1.5 million tonnes.
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In 2023, Indonesia, despite being a major global supplier of bauxite, halted all exports of bauxite to steer investments into making alumina and aluminium within the country. The current development is nothing but a step towards that direction - to attain self reliance in alumina and aluminium production.
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