JAKARTA/TOKYO -- From Germany-based BASF to Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining, overseas companies are rushing to set up nickel-processing facilities in Indonesia as the country bans exports of raw ore.
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A worker at a nickel processing plant: Indonesia has banned the export of nickel ore to encourage companies to process the metal domestically instead. © Reuters
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