Indonesia Critical Minerals News
News, analysis and current information on Critical Minerals in Indonesia for investors and industry professionals.
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Indonesia's Downstreaming Phase 2: EV Batteries, BESS, and the New Coordinating Ministry Behind Them
Indonesia's Investment and Downstreaming Ministry has put a second phase on the table: moving past smelters toward EV batteries, battery energy storage and higher-value manufacturing, under a roadmap of 28 strategic commodities and US$618.1 billion of investment to 2040. On 1 October 2026, President Prabowo placed downstreaming and the energy transition under a single coordinating ministry led by Bahlil Lahadalia. Here is what the government said, and what a foreign investor should take from it.
IEU-CEPA: What the Indonesia–EU Trade Deal Means for Mining and Critical-Minerals Investors
Indonesia and the European Union are racing to sign IEU-CEPA before Jakarta loses its EU tariff preferences on 1 January 2027. The investment agenda under the deal points European capital at critical-mineral processing, batteries and downstreaming. Here is the timeline, the tariff arithmetic, and what a mining investor should track.
Critical Minerals in Indonesia: 47 on the List, Three at World Scale
Indonesia designated 47 commodities as critical minerals by ministerial decision in September 2023. Against USGS production data, only a handful are mined at world scale — nickel first, cobalt and tin second — while rare earths, lithium and boron remain exploration work. The instrument, the numbers, and what an investor should check.
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