Jakarta, Nov. 3 -- Indonesia has successfully established a fully integrated downstream nickel industry, creating a complete domestic electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem that spans from raw mineral extraction to finished battery cells, according to a top minister.

Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Mineral and Coal Convention and Exhibition in Jakarta on Monday (November 2), Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia highlighted the milestone as a direct result of consistent government industrialization policies.

"Thank God, now Indonesia is one of the countries that has succeeded in building a downstream industry with an integrated car battery ecosystem from mining to battery cells," Bahlil, who...