Jakarta (VNA), Oct. 14 -- The Indonesian Government aims to build 31 nickel smelters by 2022, with 20 projected to open next year to help the production of electric car components .

With many smelters going into operation, there was no concern about the supply of electric car components, head of the mineral exploration business at the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Andri Budhiman said at a recent seminar.

MEMR Regulation No. 4/2009 prescribes that mining companies are required to process and refine raw materials to raise added values. Then, the minimum processing and refining limits for metal minerals, non-metals and rocks have been regulated by the MEMR Regulations No. 5/2017 and No.25/2018, Budhiman said. ...