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Indonesia Allowing Nickel Industry Abuses to Go Unchecked: Report
The Straits Times
|June 06, 2025
The Indonesian government is allowing environmental damage, including deforestation and violations against indigenous people, to go unchecked around a multibillion-dollar industrial park on a once-pristine eastern island, a report said on June 5.
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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is allowing environmental damage, including deforestation and violations against indigenous people, to go unchecked around a multibillion-dollar industrial park on a once-pristine eastern island, a report said on June 5.
Indonesia is both the world's largest nickel producer and home to the biggest-known reserves, and a 2020 export ban has spurred a domestic industrial boom.
Operations have grown around Weda Bay, the world's largest nickel mine by production, on Halmahera island as Indonesia exploits the metal reserves used in everything, from electric vehicle batteries to stainless steel.
Climate Rights International (CRI) said companies had caused a spike in air and water pollution and deforestation around the industrial park, accusing the government of ignoring their conduct.
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