Jakarta, Aug. 24 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Environment will soon shut down the operations of a lead-processing company in Serang, Banten, over repeated and serious violations of environmental regulations.

The ministry's Deputy for Law Enforcement, Rizal Irawan, said on Sunday that during an August 21 inspection of PT Genesis Regeneration Smelting (GRS), Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq found that the company had persistently committed major violations despite repeated warnings and sanctions since 2023.

"We will take firm action by shutting down the company's operations," Irawan stated.

He explained that GRS had continued processing toxic waste, including imported used batteries, lead powder, and smelted lead, without the nece...