China's Joint LFP Development Is Confirmed To Continue

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (Photo: dock. Antara)

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that the electric vehicle (EV)-based lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) cooperation with China is still ongoing.

"Yes, go, now I think we want to do research together with them," said Luhut to the media crew in Jakarta, Monday, July 29.

For now, he said, the government is preparing a potential area that will be used as a research base affiliated with Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi.

"We are preparing an area for a special research center, special zone, special research in the Morowali area," added Luhut.

Luhut said that the government would actually soon build an electric vehicle battery research center in Morowali, Central Sulawesi.

Luhut also said that Indonesia has built a recycling industry in Morowali that can recycle and extract 99.5 percent of nickel from used motorcycle and car batteries.

"So in my opinion, this is a very important part of the green industry. So Indonesia wants, from this research center, to surpass our own industry," he said.

For the development of this research center, said Luhut, Indonesia has asked leading universities in Indonesia to participate in this study and send 42 student representatives to study and conduct research in China.

Not only that, Indonesia also actively invites several researchers from China to conduct direct research in Morowali

"So this is in my opinion, a breakthrough that will be made by the Indonesian government," concluded Luhut.