Construction of the South Kalimantan Nickel smelter will begin in April 2022

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Jhonlin Group plans to build a nickel smelter in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, a development goal that will be achieved in 2022.

PT Jhonlin Agro Raya (JAR) owns a piece of land of 2000 hectares in the Simpang Empat district of Tanah Bumbu, where its biodiesel plant is currently built, which was recently built by Indonesian President H Joko Widodo Ir H.. With the unveiling, other types of factories will follow.

H Andi Syamsudin Arsyad, owner of, PT Jhonlin Group on December 17, 2021, said: "in the future, we will build smelters or nickel smelters."

Entrepreneur H Isam explained that the presence of SEZs in Tanah Bumbu is expected to absorb more than 10, 000 local workers and promote economic development in Tanah Bumbu and South Kalimantan. If nothing happens, the nickel smelter is scheduled to start research and construction in April 2022, with four production lines expected. Jhonlin Group will invest at least about $440 million. The nickel smelter will be the first and only Tanah Bumbu Regency in South Kalimantan.

The processing results of the Batulicin smelter will be shipped abroad in the form of semi-finished products and become finished products in the form of battery materials. The products of the smelter are then satisfied with domestic demand, as well as countries with other potential markets in the world. In response to the plan to build a smelter, Zairullah Azhar HM, Regent of Tanbu, continues to provide support.

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