Indonesia state company to acquire stake in nickel miner

Southeast Asian nation intent on playing key role in EV battery supply chain

20200622 Nickel mining

The mine operated by Vale Indonesia in Soroako, South Sulawesi is one of the largest nickel operations in the world. © AP

SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's state-owned mining holding company will acquire a 20% stake in the local subsidiary of Brazilian mining giant Vale, operator of the world's largest nickel mine on the island of Sulawesi. 

Indonesia is keen to expand control over nickel production as global demand for the commodity, used as batteries in electric vehicles, rises.

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