New nickel corridor connects Indonesia with France, CEE

3 min read ASEAN, Corporate, Economy, Energy, ESG, Politics, CATL, CEE, Critical Raw Materials Act, Danone, Eramet, EVE, France, Halmahera Island, Indonesia, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Nickel, PT Antam, Renault, Szijjarto, TotalEnergies

As Indonesia asserts control over its vast nickel reserves, a new supply route is forming between Southeast Asia (SEA) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). France and Hungary are emerging as key European partners in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, linking mineral extraction in Indonesia to battery production in