Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has seized assets worth IDR 338.36 billion (USD 19.1 million) and named five suspects in an alleged corruption case involving a bauxite mining permit in West Kalimantan. Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) has seized IDR 338.36 billion (USD 19.1...
CREA estimates that Chinese investment in Indonesia's aluminium industry currently stands at between USD 5.5 billion and USD 6 billion, and forecasts that figure could rise to USD 30 billion by 2030. China currently produces around 60 per cent of the world's aluminium. Chinese companies began...
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The Indonesia-based company engaged in bauxite mining and alumina production, PT Cita Mineral Investindo Tbk (CITA), will be involved in two businesses in Bulungan, North Kalimantan, one of which manages an aluminium smelting facility and the other a power plant. However, PT Kalimantan Aluminium...
The world’s leading exporter of thermal coal, PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk, plans to begin constructing the aluminium smelter in North Kalimantan this year and anticipates accomplishing it within two years or maximum, by 2025. Febriati Nadira, the Head of Corporate Communication at Adaro Energy,...
The year 2022 has been highly active for the global aluminium industry, and the sector also experienced some significant developments in the year's final month. Indonesia finally announced the long-awaited ban on bauxite export, which will take effect in June 2023. Exports of other unprocessed...
The Southeast Asian nation, Malaysia, formerly ranked among the top ten global suppliers of bauxite to China, is poised to gain from Indonesia's most recent export embargo. Data from Indonesia's customs show that in 2021, China bought 17.8 million tonnes of bauxite from Indonesia, making up nearly...
The largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, has recently announced a bauxite export ban, which will be implemented from June 2023. This is a government policy to increase domestic production of metal ores and industry since bauxite is a crucial component in manufacturing aluminium. The nation...
On December 27, 2022, Arsjad Rasjid, the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), expressed support for the bauxite export ban, claiming that it will increase the value of the country's natural resources. Rasjid said, "The export ban on bauxite will take...
According to the data revealed by the General Administration of Customs of China, it has been reported that 196,000 tonnes of alumina were imported into China in November 2022, representing an increase of 24.2 per cent over the previous year and a reduction of 21.8 per cent over the previous month....
The bauxite segment of the global aluminium industry has witnessed some of the most crucial happenings during the last days of the year. Previously, during an economic forum, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Indonesia would announce a ban on commodity exports without disclosing which or a...
The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, announced on December 20, 2022, that the nation would ban bauxite exports, the primary ore source of aluminium, starting from June 2023 to boost the domestic processing of the material. Indonesia ranks among the world's largest bauxite suppliers, with China...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a multinational, non-profit organisation with the mission of maximising aluminium's contribution to a sustainable society, seeks to advance sustainability throughout the whole aluminium value chain. ASI Aluminium is a metal manufactured and obtained in line...
China’s bauxite imports in October 2022 amounted to 8.98 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month rise of 9.27 per cent but a year-on-year downfall of 5.87 per cent, found the General Administration of Customs. Guinea, being the top exporter, provided 4.41 million tonnes, up both M-o-M and Y-o-Y...
The globally recognized windows and doors brand, Tostem, celebrates its 100th anniversary by launching the latest innovation, which is also a first in the aluminium door and window manufacturing industry. The latest anodizing colour, "Dusk Gray", marks the start of a new era for Tostem, which is...
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Indonesia, solicited PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Persero) or Inalum operating to expedite the accomplishment of development projects and increase the capacity of the aluminium smelter and alumina refinery. However, this is in line with the...
During last year's end, a brand new EXPERT K5 3650 machine was installed at PT Polyplex Indonesia to efficiently enhance the production rate of flexible packaging solutions. This machine is a successor to the prevailing EXPERT K5 3650 in the compound installed in 2019. Both machines help achieve...
Aluminium is not just another metal anymore. It is one of the industry's most widely used and accepted materials. From technology to architecture, aluminium can be found almost everywhere. The Jakarta-based architecture studio, GeTs Architects has designed a modern home partially covered in...
The primary aluminium sector was extremely active this week, with big aluminium companies like EGA, Alba, Vedanta, INALUM and many other prominent ones extending hands in collaboration for a better sustainable future. Emirates Global Aluminium and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) have signed...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) have signed a contract, which will give EGA the sole right to licence its technology developed in the UAE to INALUM for the expansion of the Indonesian company's Brownfield aluminium smelter as well as the right to invest in...
On October 24, 2022, Luhut Pandjaitan, the Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs Indonesia, stated that the island nation's export is anticipated to cross $300 billion by 2024 as the government is getting ready to ban bauxite exports, among other commodities, to encourage...
