JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Director General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) Tri Winarno revealed that he had met nickel entrepreneurs such as the Indonesian Nickel Miners Association (APNI) and the Indonesian Nickel Industry Forum (FINI) on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Tri said that the agenda for this meeting was in the form of hearing input from entrepreneurs who had so far objected to the increase in nickel royalties rates, which previously increased by 10 percent to 14 to 19 percent.
"Yes, we accept input. We don't think we don't agree," Tri told the media crew quoted on Tuesday, April 22.
On the same occasion, he said, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources also asked for data related to losses due to the increase in royalty rates as has been echoed by entrepreneurs.
"Which data, if for example the nickel industry is raised, will suffer losses, what kind of data is it, just like that. Yes, we are competing with data," continued Tri.
He said the meeting did not produce any agreement even though the association could not provide the data requested by the government.
"Not yet (give data), we'll see later. Where, if for example you say you lost. Where? Where did you lose?" Tri added.
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Previously, APNI rejected plans to increase mineral and coal royalties. APNI General Secretary Meidy Katrin Lengkey said that since early 2025 nickel miners have been faced with various serious challenges, one of which is the obligation to use biodiesel from B35 to B40.
For this reason, Tri also asked associations to include data on losses due to the B40 burden in the form of prices.
"Yes, everything must be done. 'We were charged with B40'. Yes, where is the data, how much is it?" Tri said.
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