In Central Sulawesi, there is a massive nickel processing complex that employs around 85,000 workers and is backed by over 34 billion dollars in investment. Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) produces materials for electric vehicle batteries for global markets, with the majority of production held by the Chinese-owned Tsingshan Group and its subsidiaries, which collectively hold around 66.25% of shares, reflecting China's ambitious overseas investment strategy to domin

Indonesia is betting its industrial future on one of its key assets: nickel downstreaming. However, at the same time, China is aggressively accelerating the development of sodium batteries as a strategic hedging measure to break its dependence on global nickel supplies.

By: Dr. Ian Montratama which also has been published first in The Jakarta Post Introduction: The Archipelagic Strategic Imperative Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state, controlling approximately 6.4 million km² of maritime territory, including strategic Alur Laut Kepulauan Indonesia (ALKI) and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The nation’s defense doctrine, Sishankamrata (Total People’s Defense and Security System), and the updated UU Nomor 3 Tahun 2025 emphas

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