As many as 63 smelters may be built by 2017, including 40 nickel plants, 10 iron ore smelters and four copper-cathode smelters, according to the ministry’s data, which was presented at a seminar in Jakarta on April 30. Construction work at 30 companies may be 80 percent to 100 percent complete this year, mostly for nickel and some iron projects, R. Sukhyar, director general of coal and minerals at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said on May 7, Bloomberg, May 12, 2014

IBC’s 2nd Annual Smelter Summit is aimed at highlighting  the current developments in Indonesia’s smelter industry while addressing commercial and technical challenges for setting up a smelter project.

2015 Hot Issues for Indonesian Smelters

• Update on the 2014 Mineral Export Ban law and what it means for the Smelter Industry?
• Price Outlook for Key Industrial Minerals, and ROI implications for Smelter Projects
• Guideline on Progressing Smelting Operations in Indonesia
• Meeting the Power supply Gap for Indonesia’s Smelter Industry
• Feasibility Studies for Launching Smelting Projects
• Financing Smelting Operations in Indonesia
• Progress Report and Project Updates across Key Minerals including Nickel, Copper, Bauxite and Iron Ore