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Mining and processing proceeds as normal in PT. Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) on May 14, 2023, one of the biggest nickel producers in North Konawe, Central Sulawesi. (AFP/Riza Salman)
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nvironment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq is considering revoking the environmental license for PT QMB New Energy Materials, a tenant at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi, following a fatal workplace accident and allegations of unlicensed waste dumping.
Speaking after a meeting with the Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan in Jakarta on Monday, the minister, who also heads the Environmental Management Agency (BPLH), highlighted repeated safety failures at QMB New Energy Materials.
“We are conducting an in-depth study and will soon formulate a plan to revoke the environmental approval,” Hanif told reporters on Monday, as reported by Antara.
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PT IMIP spokesman Dedy Kurniawan said on Feb. 19 that the landslide the day before occurred in a tailings area run by an IMIP tenant QMB New Energy Materials, which processes low-grade nickel ore using HPAL to produce mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP), a key material for electric vehicle batteries.
Operations at the tailings zone have been halted as of Feb. 19, Dedy said, Reuters reported.
Dedy added that “the preliminary cause is suspected to be soft soil conditions in the lower area,” adding that “several excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks were also swept up in the landslide.”
