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Roskill: Indonesia to overtake China as top refined nickel producer this year

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Materials supply chain intelligence company Roskill expects Indonesia to become the world’s largest producer of refined nickel this year, pushing China to second place. As recently as 2014, Indonesia produced only 24kt of refined nickel. The Lygend plant will be the first HPAL plant in Indonesia. Resources. Earth Environ.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. Resources Chunbo Zhang et al. “Recycling w/2nd” denotes retired batteries reused as ESSs before recycling.

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Eni-BP Joint Venture Awarded Coal-Bed Methane Project in Indonesia; Potential for First Integrated CBM to LNG Project

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A consortium led by BP-Eni 50:50 joint venture VICO has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with the Government of Indonesia for the exploration and development of coalbed methane (CBM) resources on the Sanga-Sanga block in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. As yet there is no commercial CBM production in the country.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW. The international geothermal power industry is poised to place between 500 and 1,000 MW on line per year for the rest of the decade, said GEA. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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Solutions for Providing Internet Access to Rural Areas

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The group has released a series of videotaped interviews with industry professionals, researchers, and policymakers working on challenges in Africa, India, Indonesia, and Mexico. The continent has the lowest number of Internet connections , according to the International Finance Corp.

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BASF and Eramet to assess development of nickel-cobalt refining complex in Weda Bay to support EV battery production

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The HPAL would be located in Weda Bay, Indonesia, while the location of the BMR will be determined during the feasibility study. BASF and global mining and metallurgy group Eramet will jointly assess the development of a state-of-the-art nickel and cobalt hydrometallurgical refining complex. Weda Bay background. a Canadian company.

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WWF and Toyota form global partnership, join forces on Living Asian Forest Project; a focus on rubber

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The project will take place in WWF priority places Borneo (Kalimantan) and Sumatra in Indonesia. The project will also focus on increasing the sustainability of natural resources such as wood, paper and pulp, palm oil and natural rubber. In the future, the project will expand to the Greater Mekong region.

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