By Dominikus
Zhejiang Weiming Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. has launched trial production for the second production line at its Jiaman nickel matte smelter in Indonesia, the company confirmed during a recent investor call.
“The first 10,000-ton-per-year oxygen-rich side-blown line at the Jiaman project in Indonesia entered equipment commissioning in Q4 2024 and is operating stably. It successfully produced high-grade nickel matte, with a second line set for trial production,” said Peng Cheng, Weiming’s Board Secretary.
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The Jiaman smelter, located at the Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in North Maluku, is Weiming’s most advanced overseas project and part of a broader investment into Indonesia’s nickel supply chain. The facility is operated by PT Jiaman New Energy, a joint venture between Weiming and Merit International Capital Limited, and is designed for an annual output of 40,000 tons of nickel.
Weiming has invested over US$292 million into the Jiaman project as of late 2024, with a total project budget of US$356.3 million fully funded from internal sources. The nickel matte produced from Jiaman is intended to supply Weiming’s downstream battery materials facility in Wenzhou, China, as part of a vertically integrated strategy linking Indonesian smelting with Chinese refining.
The Jiaman project is one of three separate nickel ventures Weiming is developing in Indonesia, with a combined target capacity of 130,000 tons of nickel metal per year.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak
