Indonesia’s Nickel Production Growth Faces Supply and Environmental Hurdles

Post Views: 430 HPAL Nickel Production Growth in Indonesia Challenged by Acid and Waste Concerns Indonesia aims to expand its nickel production through enhanced HPAL (high-pressure acid leaching) technology, but faces major setbacks. A shortage of sulphuric acid and tailings disposal issues threaten the viability of this rapid growth. Despite these hurdles, output is still forecasted to rise, although the global market may shift toward a surplus. Sulphuric Acid Supply Limits HPAL Scalability HPAL requires vast amounts of sulphuric acid to produce mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP), which contai...