Indonesian EV Battery Development

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AION to Begin Local EV Assembly in Indonesia by Early 2025​

Antara

September 26, 2024 | 3:34 pm

Bandung. Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer AION is set to begin local assembly of its models in Indonesia starting in early 2025.

“We will begin production early next year and aim to accelerate the local assembly process,” AION CEO Andry Ciu stated in Bandung on Thursday.

The local assembly will encompass all AION models, including new releases.

“Next year, all models will be assembled locally, but we will start with one type, followed by others. The Y Plus will lead the way in the first quarter of 2025, hopefully without delays,” Andry explained.

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The assembly will take place at AION's new facility, currently under construction in Cikampek, Karawang Regency, West Java.


AION plans to meet the required 40 percent domestic component levels (TKDN) by 2027 and gradually increase local content to 80 percent in the production process.


The Cikampek facility has an initial production capacity of 30,000 units, with room for expansion.

“For the Indonesian market, this capacity is more than sufficient. The first batch will be 30,000 units, and we can expand further as there is plenty of space,” Andry said.

Currently, all AION models sold in Indonesia are fully imported (Completely Built-Up/CBU) from China.

In September 2024, 500 units of the AION Y Plus, shipped from China, arrived in Indonesia and began deliveries to customers.

AION to Begin Local EV Assembly in Indonesia by Early 2025

AION is set to begin local assembly of its models in Indonesia starting in early 2025.

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Chinese EV Manufacturer BYD Announces $1.3 Billion Investment in Indonesia​

Monique Handa Shafira

January 18, 2024 | 1:55 pm

Jakarta. China's electric vehicle producer Build Your Dreams (BYD) plans to invest $1.3 billion (Rp 20.3 trillion) to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia with a capacity of 150,000 units.

"A $1.3 billion investment with a capacity of 150,000 units. I appreciate BYD's commitment to launching battery electric vehicles (BEV). I hope this can strengthen the era of electric vehicles, an environmentally friendly ecosystem," Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto said in a video message announcing the investment on Thursday.

Chinese EV Manufacturer BYD Announces $1.3 Billion Investment in Indonesia

Build Your Dreams (BYD) plans to invest $1.3 billion (Rp 20.3 trillion) to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia with a capacity of 150,0

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BYD wants to buy land in Subang, West Java.

West Java is the main production for automotive industry in Indonesia and West Java has had its own port, so they will not go to Jakarta port for export-import activities.

Subang is also still has vast areas, so basically Indonesia is already ready for EV industry in term of the support from its infrastructure

Patimban port (phase 1 development), West Java.

 

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Central Java is also another potential as EV battery industry hub in Indonesia.

Batang, Central Java

 

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Bukit Asam Launches World-First Project to Convert Coal into Battery Materials​

Muawwan Daelami

July 16, 2024 | 12:37 pm

Jakarta. State-owned coal miner Bukit Asam has launched a pilot project to convert coal into artificial graphite and anode sheets for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery production. This initiative, in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), is claimed to be the first of its kind globally.

Artificial graphite is a key material in anode production, while anode sheets serve as the positive electrode for oxidation reactions, making them essential components of Li-ion batteries.

Dilo Seno Widagdo, Director of Portfolio & Business Development at Bukit Asam's parent company MIND ID, said that all companies under the MIND ID Group are committed to maximizing the value of Indonesia's mineral and coal resources.

The pilot project is expected to advance toward commercial stages, and Dilo emphasized that its sustainability requires comprehensive support and thorough economic analysis.

“MIND ID is focused on supporting the electric vehicle battery ecosystem. Therefore, this potential must be fully backed by the entire MIND ID Group. This project is a strategic step that not only diversifies PTBA's business but also strengthens our position in the future supply chain of electric vehicle batteries,” Dilo said in an official statement on Tuesday.

PTBA President Director Arsal Ismail added that converting coal into artificial graphite and anode sheets reflects the company's commitment to supporting government policies aimed at enhancing coal downstream processing and ensuring national energy resilience.

"Bukit Asam aims to provide continuous energy for the nation. One of our efforts is to develop the coal industry using clean technology in Indonesia. The implementation of anode sheets made from coal is a world first, representing a significant breakthrough in coal downstream processing. This conversion will also support the advancement of the domestic electric vehicle industry," Arsal said.

Demand for artificial graphite and anode sheets is expected to rise, driven by growth in the electric vehicle sector. These materials are critical not only for electric vehicles but also for industries such as energy storage, electronics, and medical equipment.

Mulyadi Sinung Harjono, Director of Research Utilization & Innovation at BRIN said that the pilot project will strengthen Indonesia's position in the strategic raw materials industry.

"We hope that the collaboration with PTBA continues to produce beneficial research and that the pilot project proceeds as planned," he said.

Bukit Asam Launches World-First Project to Convert Coal into Battery Materials

Bukit Asam has launched a pilot project to convert coal into artificial graphite and anode sheets for lithium-ion battery.

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Mind Id Officially Controls the Majority of Shares in Indonesia's Largest Nickel Company​

PT Mineral Industri Indonesia Persero or Mind Id officially holds 34 percent of the shares in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.

By
ERIKA KURNIA

26 February 2024 21:40 WIB

KOMPAS/ERIKA KURNIA.
The CEO of Mind Id, Hendi Prio Santoso (center), Deshnee Naidoodari from Vale Canada Limited (VCL), and Yusuke Niwadari from Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd (SMM) signed the agreement on the divestment transaction of PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (PTVI) in Jakarta on Monday (26/2/2024) afternoon.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — State-Owned Enterprise PT Mineral Industri Indonesia Persero or Mind Id officially holds 34 percent of the shares in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk . This increase in the proportion of shares to a majority is expected to accelerate the downstreamization of the mining sector.

Mind Id Officially Controls the Majority of Shares in Indonesia's Largest Nickel Company

PT Mineral Industri Indonesia Persero or Mind Id officially holds 34 percent of the shares in PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.

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Jokowi Launches Amman Mineral’s $1.4 Billion Copper Smelter in W. Sumbawa​

Jayanty Nada Shofa

September 23, 2024 | 12:35 pm

Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched Monday a copper smelter belonging to mining giant Amman Mineral Internasional in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara.


The project, which includes a precious metal refinery, is an investment worth Rp 21 trillion (approximately $1.4 billion). The facility became the country’s first-ever copper smelter belonging to Indonesian businessmen, the government claimed.


According to Jokowi, Amman’s copper smelter marks a major step in Indonesia’s steadfast resource nationalism, in which the country favors domestically processing its abundant minerals to grow its economy.


“We want the world to rely on Indonesia for copper products, be it cathode sheet, copper foil, or cables. Anything that we can produce at home. We will no longer export raw materials,” Jokowi said during the plant’s inauguration ceremony.

Jokowi is hoping that the smelter can help the Indonesian economy depend less on domestic consumption. More than half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) comes from domestic consumption.


The president added: “Domestic consumption represents 56 percent of our GDP. We need to change this. … We are seeking to be an industrialized, advanced economy by processing our own resources so we can turn our GDP growth to rely more on production rather than consumption.”


The newly established smelter, which sits on a 272-hectare land, will produce its first copper cathode by end-2024. The Amman Mineral smelter boasts an annual capacity of 900,000 tons of copper concentrates. It will produce 220,000 tons of copper cathode, 18 tons of gold, 55 tons of silver, and 850,000 tons of sulfuric acid byproducts, according to Jokowi.


A 2024 US Geological Survey report shows that Indonesia’s copper reserves stand at 24 million metric tons. Chile has the world’s largest copper reserves (190 million metric tons), seconded by Peru (120 million metric tons). Indonesia’s mines produced an estimated 840,000 metric tons of copper with its refinery production reaching 200,000 metric tons last year.

Jokowi Launches Amman Mineral’s $1.4 Billion Copper Smelter in W. Sumbawa

The Amman Mineral smelter, which sits on a 272-hectare land, will produce its first copper cathode by end-2024.

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Hilmi Panigoro Claims the Construction of the World's Fastest Incoming Amman Mineral Smelter​

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – President Commissioner of PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara Hilmi Panigoro claimed that the Company needed 14 months to build a copper smelter and precious metal refining facility in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

"The physical construction of this megaproject is one of the fastest in the world for a similar project scale," said Hilmi when giving a speech at the inauguration of the Copper Smelter and Precious Metals Refining of PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk, West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Monday (23/9/2024).

Furthermore, the President Director of PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk. (MEDC) also continued that the process of building the smelter was not an easy journey considering that there were many challenges that his party had to face.

Starting from technical challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic, rising loan interest rates to the global political and economic situation that makes it difficult to deliver tools for the project.

Nevertheless, Hilmi said that the company has now transformed into a fully integrated mining operation, starting from mining exploration, processing

"Insyallah, starting this year, purification through copper and precious metal smelters. Hopefully, with the operation of this copper smelter, Indonesia's position in the global copper supply chain will be stronger. This smelter will also support the government's efforts to create downstream of the mineral industry and strengthen national industrial defense," said Hilmi.

Meanwhile, the smelter of a subsidiary of PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk (AMMAN) stands on an area of 272 hectares in West Sumbawa Regency, NTB. This smelter facility uses advanced double flash smelting technology that combines flash smelting and flash converting processes.

By utilizing the latest technology from various countries, such as gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plant technology MECS USA, anode furnace kumera Finland, anode casting machine and electro refinery glencore techonology Australia, cathode striping machine metso Finland, anode preparation machine metso Finland.

The production of the first copper cathode from the facility, which costs an investment of up to IDR 21 trillion, will begin at the end of 2024.

Hilmi Panigoro Klaim Pembangunan Smelter Amman Mineral Masuk Tercepat di Dunia

Presiden Komisaris PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara Hilmi Panigoro menyebut pembangunan smelter tembaga Amman Mineral termasuk yang tercepat di dunia

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Indonesian nickel refiner Harita seeks new buyers outside China​

CATL supplier ramps up production with second battery material smelter


One of Harita Nickel's two High Pressure Acid Leach smelters on Obi island, North Maluku province, in eastern Indonesia. The second smelter began producing at full capacity for the first time last month. (Photo by Dimas Ardian for Nikkei Asia)


ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer
September 27, 2024 09:26 JST


OBI ISLAND/JAKARTA - High-profile Indonesian nickel refiner Harita Nickel is seeking to diversify its customer base outside China as it ramps up output and cleans up its production process, according to its president director.

Roy Arman Arfandy told Nikkei Asia that the company was already "tapping the European market [and] Indian market through international traders" such as Switzerland-based Glencore and Japan's Itochu for both mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) and ferronickel -- feedstocks for EV batteries and stainless steel, respectively.

Indonesian nickel refiner Harita seeks new buyers outside China

CATL supplier ramps up production with second battery material smelter

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Future Development, MIND ID Speed Up Strategic Project Realization​

Elga Nurmutia, CNBC Indonesia

20 September 2024 08:59

Photo: Dok MIND ID


Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - SOEs Holding Indonesia Mining Industry, MIND ID, consistently realize Indonesian mineral downstream and industrialization projects to support future development.

Corporate Secretary of MIND ID, Heri Yusuf explained that downstreaming and mineral industrialization is a long-term strategic step that will greatly have a positive impact on the future of the Indonesian economy. The impact includes increased added value from mineral commodities, absorption and improving the quality of labor, while increasing the competitiveness of the country on the global scene.

"MIND ID as a state-owned company that has a mandate to succeed the downstream program is committed to overseeing the implementation of mineral strategic projects to provide maximum added value for Indonesia's future," Heri said in his official statement, written Friday (20/9/2024).

This increase in added value results from processing basic minerals with low values into a high-tech end user product such as electric vehicles.

The massive downstream project carried out by MIND ID also enlarges the absorption as well as the quality of the workforce ranging from casual supply such as mining, refinement, to downstream such as smelter development and infrastructure and industrial operations. Downstreaming at the same time will make Indonesia’s competitiveness higher and even have better bargaining power in every global economic policy.

"Of course, downstreaming is a long-term program with high investment. We are committed to consistently completing and running operations of each downstream project so that it can provide the greatest impact and benefits for the prosperity of all Indonesian people, "he explained.

In mid-2024, the government has started the operation of a new smelter owned by MIND ID Holding Member, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in the Special Economic Area (KEK) Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE), Gresik, East Java.

The world’s largest single line copper concentrate purification plant also enlarges the smelter capacity from 1 million tons to 3 million tons per year.

In addition, the MIND ID Group through PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (BAI) is also expanding the scope of the national mineral downstream project.

This joint venture (JV) between PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium3 (INALUM) and PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) will increase the added value of bauxite through Smelter Grade Alumina Refinry (SGAR) in Mempawah, West Kalimantan. The project is believed to further complement the supply chain of Indonesian aluminum production.

The MIND ID group has also established a strategic partnership to develop an integrated electric vehicle battery ecosystem. This project will be run from the formation of the material industry of battery components, cell batteries, to the recycling industry ecosystem of electric vehicle products.

Read:​ Jokowi is proud of 3 Indonesian Smelters to operate next week

Pembangunan Masa Depan, MIND ID Pacu Realisasi Proyek Strategis

BUMN Holding Industri Pertambangan Indonesia, MIND ID, konsisten merealisasikan proyek-proyek hilirisasi dan industrialisasi mineral Indonesia

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Polytron Launches Premium Electric Motor Fox 500 Advanced Features, Check Price!​

Thursday, September 26, 2024 / 08:56 WIB

Reporter: Sabrina Rhamadanty | Editor: Hasbi Maulana


The Polytron Fox 500 electric motor is claimed by its manufacturer has features advanced features and the latest technology to deliver a faster, dynamic, and comfortable driving experience.


The Polytron Fox 500 is the highest variant in line up the Fox Electric line up, which it has previously been equipped with the Fox R and Fox S series.

Features of Polytron Fox 500​

• 5,000 Watt electric motor with peak performance up to 14,700 Watts
• Maximum speed 130 km/h
• Cruise Control system that allows to set speeds between 5 to 80 km/h automatically
• Suspension of telescopic shock on the front and mono shock suspension on the back
• 3 Level Energy Recovery (Regenerative Braking)
• Large and aerodynamic design
• Spacious storage space with a capacity of up to 35L
• It is equipped with Smart Key System and LED & DRL (Daytime Running Light)
• A battery capacity of 3.89 kWh (72V 54Ah) which is able to travel a distance of up to 130 km with an average speed of 40 km / h
• Full battery charging time takes only 4-5 hours

In the manufacture of the Fox 500 electric motor, Polytron spent about 1 year developing the most cutting-edge features.


“We’ve developed a lot of new features in the Fox 500, and this prototype is already about 1 year. Now, we are only daring to launch this product today,” said Ilman Fachrian Fadly, Head of Product Electric Vehicle Polytron.


With a 5,000 Watt power motor capable of reaching peak performance up to 14,700 Watts, the Fox 500 can reach a maximum speed of 130 km / h, making it one of the fastest electric motors in its class.

Not only that, the Fox 500 is also equipped with a Cruise Control system that allows the driver to set the speed between 5 to 80 km/h automatically, so it can enjoy a long trip without having to keep turning the throttle.


This feature is designed to reduce rider fatigue, making the trip more relaxed.


In terms of suspension and regenerative brakes, the Fox 500 uses telescopic suspension on the front and mono shock suspension on the rear, which provides a stable and comfortable driving experience across a variety of terrains.


"We also equip the Fox 500 with 3 Level Energy Recovery (Regenerative Braking), which allows the Fox 500 to be able to recover energy into the battery when the throttle/gas is removed or when braking, improving energy usage efficiency," Ilman said.

Polytron Luncurkan Motor Listrik Premium Fox 500 Fitur Canggih, Cek Harganya!

Polytron Fox 500 adalah varian tertinggi dalam line up Fox Electric, yang sebelumnya telah dilengkapi dengan seri Fox R dan Fox S.

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Polytron is Indonesian homegrown electronic company