MIND ID Group Committed to Accelerating Downstream Processing of Commodities
Indonesia’s Mining Industry Holding MIND ID is committed to accelerating several value-added commodity downstream projects. MIND ID’s Division Head of Institutional Relations, Selly Adriatika, stated that over the past two years, the creation of domestic added value has become increasingly solid. These figures affirm that the strategy of processing minerals and coal domestically is no longer mere rhetoric but tangible work that contributes significantly to total national investment. “This changes Indonesia’s industrial structure from a seller of raw materials to a producer of value-added products,” she stated in a press release on Tuesday (24/3/2026). Total realisation of downstream investment from January to December 2025 reached Rp584.1 trillion, or a 43.3% growth. The downstream investment realisation for January-December 2025 includes minerals at Rp373.1 trillion, plantations and forestry at Rp144.5 trillion, oil and gas at Rp60 trillion, and fisheries and marine at Rp6.4 trillion. Meanwhile, the downstream capital investment comprises Rp154.5 trillion from domestic investment (PMDN) and Rp429.6 trillion from foreign investment (PMA). Selly Adriatika stated that the MIND ID Group is at the forefront in supporting this acceleration. Several strategic projects that are operational and continuously developed include the bauxite-alumina-aluminium processing and refining facility. Furthermore, the copper processing and refining smelter along with the Precious Metal Refinery in Gresik, three nickel processing and refining projects in Sulawesi, and the Tanjung Enim-Keramasan coal logistics infrastructure development project. “This series of initiatives is designed to strengthen the domestic value chain and increase production capacity,” she said. Nevertheless, the national downstream journey continues to face challenges. Global commodity price volatility, supply chain shifts, technological changes especially in battery raw materials, geopolitical tensions, and changes in trade policies in partner markets demand dynamic production costs and commercial strategies from industry players. Domestically, the regulation of raw mineral exports provides new momentum for midstream and downstream development. Indonesia must have the capacity to build a more complete domestic supply chain and advance to become a supplier of value-added and high-tech products. The USGS places Indonesia as the owner of the world’s largest nickel reserves at around 55 million tonnes, strengthening its position in nickel-based downstream agendas. On the bauxite side, data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources’ Geological Agency records bauxite ore reserves of around 2.865 billion tonnes. Meanwhile, for coal, national reserves are recorded at around 31.96 billion tonnes at the end of 2024. These figures serve as the foundation for downstream policies and medium-to-long-term energy supply security for raw materials. Therefore, several domestic issues require follow-up reinforcement, including the availability and reliability of energy for processing facilities, disciplined and transparent trading governance, and targeted fiscal incentives to accelerate further investment stages. “Downstreaming is a long-term process that demands consistency and collaboration among various parties,” said Selly Adriatika.