Vale's President Director, Bernardus Irmanto, did not deny that there was indeed a company from the country of ginseng that wanted to join the purification project.
"In Central Sulawesi, there is indeed a Korean company. There is an interest," he told the media crew after the LB GMS in Jakarta, Monday, July 28.
Anto, Bernardus' nickname, said that actually the right to add partners in the project is the authority of Vale's partners in technology, namely GEM CO., Ltd. For information, Vale and GEM work together in the construction of high-Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) technology smelters.
"In Central Sulawesi, it's GEM, so we've seen discussions. We've received notifications that want to partner," continued Anto.
Anto emphasized that currently Vale projects can run without waiting for new partners because all Vale projects already have partners in technology.
He gave an example, for the HPAL smelter project in Pomalaa, Vale has partnered with a company from China, namely Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as a partner in technology and automotive company from the United States (US), namely Ford Motor Co. as off taker.
"Well, in that partnership, we want to invite partners who do carry the value we need. If Vale is clear, we bring one sustainable ore, sustainable practices," he continued.
Meanwhile, for the HPAL smelter project in Sorowako, East Luwu, South Sulawesi, he continued, Vale has also partnered with Huayou as a partner in technology.
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"So actually without having to wait for a third partner, we can run. So we're not waiting for a new partner to run, no," he said.
Meanwhile, for the project in Bahodopi, Vale has partnered with GEM as a technology partner and Vale as a sustainable nickel supplier. According to Anto, these two partners are actually enough to run the project, but based on various considerations to mitigate the risk market, new partners are needed.
"Ideally, there is a kind of letter downstream player that comes in too. So that's what later there may be companies from Korea entering, but we actually don't limit where that came from," he said.
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