Indonesia miner buys another 14% stake in Vale's local nickel unit

State-owned MIND ID becomes largest shareholder with 34% of shares

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A worker at a Vale Indonesia smelter -- the nickel industry has fueled environmental, social and governance concerns in the archipelago.  © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- State-owned mining holding company Mineral Industri Indonesia will buy another 14% stake in the local unit of Brazilian mining giant Vale for approximately 4.24 trillion rupiah ($271.4 million), according to an agreement signed on Monday.

The Indonesian entity -- better known as MIND ID -- is buying the stake from Vale Canada (a subsidiary of Vale Base Metals, the holding company for Vale's energy transition metals business) and Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining.

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