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14 Oct 2026 · ANTARA · official source
Indonesia sets US$618 billion downstream industry target for 2040
Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said Indonesia aims for US$618 billion of downstream industry value by 2040 across minerals, energy, forestry, fisheries and agriculture. He cited nickel exports, which rose from about US$3.3 billion in 2017-2018 to over US$40 billion in 2025, and a 2026 target of at least US$45 billion.
14 Oct 2026 · ANTARA · official source
Indonesia explores rare earths partnership with Gabon and phosphate cooperation with Congo
Indonesia's ambassador to Cameroon said Jakarta is holding technical and diplomatic consultations on rare earth cooperation with Gabon and on phosphate with the Republic of the Congo. No timeline or scope has been set for either arrangement.
3 Oct 2026 · Mining.com.au
Freeport says Grasberg recovery in Indonesia is on track, with full capacity by end-2027
Freeport-McMoRan said the phased ramp-up of the Grasberg Block Cave, disrupted by a fatal mud rush in September 2025, progressed in the third quarter, with mill throughput at about two-thirds of pre-incident rates. It expects about 80% by mid-2027 and full capacity by the end of 2027; its East Java smelter restarted in late August.
3 Oct 2026 · Mining.com.au
Indonesia pilots NADI platform to monitor commodity exports including nickel and copper
State-owned Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia started a pilot of the National Data Intelligence (NADI) platform on 1 October with selected exporters. The system collects export volumes, prices, shipment and settlement data to spot discrepancies in trade in coal, ferroalloys, palm oil, nickel, copper, tin and bauxite, with exporters filing extra reports during a transition period.
1 Oct 2026 · ANTARA News · official source
Indonesia creates coordinating ministry for downstreaming and energy transition
Indonesia set up a Coordinating Ministry for Downstreaming and Energy Transition led by Bahlil Lahadalia, who also remains energy and mineral resources minister. He said about 90% of planned downstreaming investment is in energy and minerals, and the ministry's structure awaits a presidential regulation.
30 Sept 2026 · Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)
Vale Indonesia's IGP Morowali HPAL nickel project receives autoclaves ahead of 2026 start
Two autoclaves arrived in September at the IGP Morowali high-pressure acid leach project in Central Sulawesi, with a third expected around the turn of the month. The plant is targeted to start by the end of 2026 with about 60,000 tonnes a year of nickel in mixed hydroxide precipitate.
29 Sept 2026 · Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)
Indonesia reports 173.8 million tonnes of nickel ore output by early September 2026
Data from Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) cited by SMM show nickel ore production of about 173.8 million tonnes as of 1 September 2026, against 320.4 million tonnes for all of 2025. Nickel-related non-tax state revenue reached about Rp21 trillion by the end of August, roughly double the year-earlier level, as the government gradually releases additional 2026 mining quotas.
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