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        "id": 1588040,
        "msgid": "nickel-ore-production-target-has-not-yet-met-indonesias-smelter-demand-1772636429",
        "date": "2026-03-04 21:05:05",
        "title": "Nickel Ore Production Target Has Not Yet Met Indonesia's Smelter Demand",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Mining",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has acknowledged a gap between the national nickel ore production target and the domestic smelter industry's demand, with imports likely to fill the shortfall. It also signalled that an RKAB quota revision could be pursued in the second half of the year to reflect industry needs, while stressing the importance of preserving reserves and stabilising prices.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has\nacknowledged a gap between the national nickel ore production target set\nin this year\u2019s Work Plan and Budget (RKAB) and the total domestic demand\nfrom the mining and refining industry, or smelters.<\/p>\n<p>Director-General of Mineral and Coal (Dirjen Minerba) Tri Winarno\nsaid the quota for nickel ore production in this year\u2019s RKAB is set at\naround 260 million tonnes, while the demand from the industry for\nsmelters is 310 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>Tri explained that the shortfall in nickel ore supply to smelters\nwill most likely be met through imports from neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c310 (million tonnes). Yes, possibly imports. (From) the Philippines.\nYes, there will surely be (import) licences. But so far there have been\nlicences. Imports have always existed. About 15-20 (million tonnes),\u201d\nTri said during a visit to the ESDM Ministry offices in Jakarta, on\nWednesday (4\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>However, he said the government is also open to adjusting the\nproduction quota via RKAB revision mechanism in the second half of the\nyear, in line with applicable regulations and industry needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a chance for a revision, yes there is. Well, there are\nregulations. That will be adjusted,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The policy restricting production was taken to maintain national\nnickel reserves, which are currently around 5 billion tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>Tri emphasised that controlling the pace of production is necessary\nso that these natural resources are not depleted quickly, while also\nmaintaining price stability in the global market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it continues to be depleted at this rate, we will be drained\nlittle by little and we won\u2019t reach even 20 years; it\u2019s finished. While\nwe search for new reserves, we also slow down,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nickel-ore-production-target-has-not-yet-met-indonesias-smelter-demand-1772636429",
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