Indonesia is one of the world's largest bauxite suppliers with China being its major customer. (Photo: Bloomberg) Indonesia is one of the world's largest bauxite suppliers with China being its major customer. (Photo: Bloomberg)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on December 21 confirmed an export ban for bauxite – a main ore source of aluminum from June next year to encourage domestic processing. According to the US Geological Survey, Indonesia is the world's sixth-largest producer of bauxite and has the fifth biggest reserves. However, President Joko Widodo did not specify the timing of the export ban on other raw minerals.

Source: Viet Nam News December 22, 2022 17:41 UTC