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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Kartini L Makmur, Yanuar Pribadhie
Mineral businesses are maintaining a firm position of objecting to the upcoming mineral export ban policy that will start on 12 January 2014.
As evidence of the serious of their intent, the Indonesia Mineral Entrepreneurs Association (Apemindo) will file a judicial review petition on Law No. 4 of 2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining (Mining Law) with the Constitutional Court.
Poltak Sitanggang, General Chairman of Apemindo, explained that Apemindo will file this judicial review because if implemented the mineral export ban policy will harm the national mining industry.
“We are about to take this action, because mining businesses are not able to adapt to the currently unstable economic conditions,” said Poltak in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to Poltak, many mining companies will be seriously burdened under the policy, not only must they build a smelter, but they also have to build a power plant.
“Basically, the mining business supports the downstream policy on the mining sector. However, the policy is supposed to be complemented by the availability of support infrastructure,” stated Poltak.
Poltak hopes that the Government will provide some form of concessions to the mineral export by 12th January 2014. Unfortunately, it appears the Government will not grant any such concessions.
Jero Wacik, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, explained that the Government has approached the House of Representative regarding possible concessions. However, the House is insisting that the policy should be implemented without exception.
“If we suddenly stop the export of raw minerals, we believe that mining business will work seriously to build smelters without delay. The outcome will be different if we provide any concessions,” asserted Jero.
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Kartini L Makmur, Yanuar Pribadhie
Mineral businesses are maintaining a firm position of objecting to the upcoming mineral export ban policy that will start on 12 January 2014.
As evidence of the serious of their intent, the Indonesia Mineral Entrepreneurs Association (Apemindo) will file a judicial review petition on Law No. 4 of 2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining (Mining Law) with the Constitutional Court.
Poltak Sitanggang, General Chairman of Apemindo, explained that Apemindo will file this judicial review because if implemented the mineral export ban policy will harm the national mining industry.
“We are about to take this action, because mining businesses are not able to adapt to the currently unstable economic conditions,” said Poltak in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to Poltak, many mining companies will be seriously burdened under the policy, not only must they build a smelter, but they also have to build a power plant.
“Basically, the mining business supports the downstream policy on the mining sector. However, the policy is supposed to be complemented by the availability of support infrastructure,” stated Poltak.
Poltak hopes that the Government will provide some form of concessions to the mineral export by 12th January 2014. Unfortunately, it appears the Government will not grant any such concessions.
Jero Wacik, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, explained that the Government has approached the House of Representative regarding possible concessions. However, the House is insisting that the policy should be implemented without exception.
“If we suddenly stop the export of raw minerals, we believe that mining business will work seriously to build smelters without delay. The outcome will be different if we provide any concessions,” asserted Jero.
(hot/kc)