OBI ISLAND/JAKARTA – High-profile Indonesian nickel refiner Harita Nickel is seeking to diversify its customer base outside of China by increasing output and refining its production process, according to its president director.
Roy Arman Arfandy told Nikkei Asia that the company is already “entering the European market [and] Indian market through international traders such as Switzerland-based Glencore and Japan's Itochu for mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) and ferronickel – raw materials for EV batteries and stainless steel respectively.