A worker mans a furnace on March 30, 2019, during the nickel smelting process at Indonesian mining company PT Vale's smelting plant in Soroako, South Sulawesi. Photo: Agence France-Presse A worker mans a furnace on March 30, 2019, during the nickel smelting process at Indonesian mining company PT Vale's smelting plant in Soroako, South Sulawesi. Photo: Agence France-Presse
A worker mans a furnace on March 30, 2019, during the nickel smelting process at Indonesian mining company PT Vale's smelting plant in Soroako, South Sulawesi. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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Indonesia’s latest flip-flop on speeding up ban on nickel-ore exports could scare away investors

  • Southeast Asia’s biggest economy speeds up ban on nickel-ore exports by two years
  • Nickel prices soared on supply concerns

Topic |   Commodities
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 7:00am, 9 Sep, 2019

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A worker mans a furnace on March 30, 2019, during the nickel smelting process at Indonesian mining company PT Vale's smelting plant in Soroako, South Sulawesi. Photo: Agence France-Presse A worker mans a furnace on March 30, 2019, during the nickel smelting process at Indonesian mining company PT Vale's smelting plant in Soroako, South Sulawesi. Photo: Agence France-Presse
A worker mans a furnace on March 30, 2019, during the nickel smelting process at Indonesian mining company PT Vale's smelting plant in Soroako, South Sulawesi. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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