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Is Indonesia’s Nickel Production Cut Deliberately Undermining the Philippines’ Downstream Plans?

2026-02-10 10:40
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Is Indonesia’s Nickel Production Cut Deliberately Undermining the Philippines’ Downstream Plans?

Indonesia’s production restrictions strengthen its position as a regional agenda setter. The Philippines, by contrast, risks becoming a price taker, bearing environmental pressures and reserve depleti...

Indonesia’s production restrictions strengthen its position as a regional agenda setter. The Philippines, by contrast, risks becoming a price taker, bearing environmental pressures and reserve depletion while much of the value added occurs abroad.