Karawang, West Java, June 30 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry plans to diversify downstream activities in the fisheries and plantation sectors over the next eight years by utilizing former mining sites in North Maluku.

"During the 8th or 9th year of this downstream project in North Maluku, we will begin building new economic centers in the fisheries and plantation sectors by repurposing former mining sites," Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said here on Sunday.

He made the statement during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Integrated EV Battery Industry Ecosystem project by the ANTAM-IBC-CBL Consortium at Artha Industrial Hills (AIH) in Karawang, West Java.

According to Lahadalia, the aim is to ensur...