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One Year On: The Bauxite Export Ban's Mixed Results

Refining capacity has tripled, but downstream margins remain under pressure.

Widya Lestari17 June 20268 min read
Bauxite refinery plant
Bauxite refinery plant

Twelve months after Jakarta imposed a blanket ban on raw bauxite exports, domestic refining capacity has roughly tripled — but persistent overcapacity in Chinese alumina markets is squeezing margins for the new Indonesian refiners.

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