Today's Top 3 News: The Risk in Mineral Downstreaming Policy, Nickel Smelter Furnace Explosion Kills 12 People
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25 December 2023 19:43 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top 3 news on Monday, December 25, 2023. Here are the highlights: The Risk in All Mineral Downstreaming Policy, Nickel Smelter Furnace Explosion Kills 12 People, Wounds Dozens in Morowali, and Nickel Smelter Furnace Explosion: Walhi Central Sulawesi Urges Govt to Stop PT IMIP Production.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1.The Risk in All Mineral Downstreaming Policy
Delays to the construction of the Freeport smelter are a reflection of the problems with the mineral downstreaming policy. The state could lose money.
The series of problems with the Freeport Indonesia smelter should be a starting point for President Joko Widodo to reevaluate the mineral downstreaming policy. Instead of adding value, the policy of building smelters for all kind of minerals could result in losses to the state.
2. Nickel Smelter Furnace Explosion Kills 12 People, Wounds Dozens in Morowali
A work accident occurred at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP), Central Sulawesi, on Sunday morning, December 24, 2023. The incident occurred at one of the nickel processing factories or smelters belonging to PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS), one of the Tenants operating at IMIP area.
Head of the Media Relations Division of PT IMIP Dedy Kurniawan said the explosion occurred at around 05:30 WITA (Central Indonesian Time). The incident started when a number of workers were repairing the furnace and installing plates on it.
3. Nickel Smelter Furnace Explosion: Walhi Central Sulawesi Urges Govt to Stop PT IMIP Production
The Central Sulawesi Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is urging the government to stop nickel production at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP). This is in line with the repeated occurrence of work accidents in the area. Most recently, a fire occurred in the nickel smelter furnace belonging to PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (PT ITSS) which killed 12 people on Sunday morning, December 24, 2023.
"The government must not just remain silent. PT IMIP production must be stopped and give strict sanctions to PT IMIP," said Head of Advocacy and Campaigns for Central Sulawesi Walhi Aulia Hakim in a written statement, Sunday, December 24, 2023.
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