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Mitsubishi to produce Minicab-MiEV in Indonesia in 2024; first local production of the vehicle outside Japan

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Mitsubishi Motors will begin production of the Minicab-MiEV, a onebox kei–car-class commercial electric vehicle (EV), at PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (MMKI), MMC’s factory in Indonesia. MMKI has a production capacity of 220,000 vehicles per year, and currently produces the Pajero Sport, Xpander, and Xpander Cross.

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Ford joins PT Vale Indonesia and Huayou in Pomalaa nickel project; offtake agreement

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PT Vale Indonesia Tbk and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. creating a three-party collaboration to advance more sustainable nickel production in Indonesia and help make electric vehicle batteries more affordable. This agreement is the continuation of PT Vale Indonesia’s Pomalaa Block ground-breaking last November.

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Chiyoda lands $2.7B contract for new copper smelter in Indonesia

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billion engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI)—a mineral mining company affiliate of US-based Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) and MIND ID Indonesia’s Mining Industry—for a copper smelter in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. Copper mining and production.

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Tesla visits nickel plant in Indonesia for potential investment

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Nickel Industries from down under has invited Tesla, Panasonic, Northvolt, and other automakers and battery suppliers to invest in its facilities in Indonesia. billion plan in Morowali, Indonesia and seeks investors like Tesla or Panasonic—companies with a strong presence in the EV industry. Indonesia is still communicating with Tesla.

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Benchmark Minerals: Indonesia set for five-fold increase in battery nickel supply

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Supply of nickel intermediate MHP from Indonesia for batteries is set to rise five-fold this year, according to Benchmark Minerals’ Nickel Forecast. The shipment from the Huayue project in Indonesia marks the start of what is expected to be a rapid increase in supply of nickel for batteries from the country this year, Benchmark observed.

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Foxconn to develop battery manufacturing and EV ecosystem in Indonesia

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Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), a global leader in smart manufacturing, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian Ministry of Investment/BKPM, IBC, Indika, and Gogoro to develop jointly a battery manufacturing and electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia. —Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment.

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Pertamina to use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels in Indonesia

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PT Pertamina (Persero)—the national oil company of Indonesia—will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels at its Plaju and Cilacap refineries in Indonesia. UOP will provide technology licenses, basic engineering, specialty equipment, catalysts and training for the two projects in Indonesia.

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