According to foreign media reports on May 31, an Indonesian Trade Ministry official stated on Friday that Indonesia will issue copper concentrate export permits to Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral International to ensure their exports are not disrupted.
The current export permits for Freeport and Amman expire on Friday.
Budi Santoso, Director General of International Trade at the Indonesian Trade Ministry, said: “These permits will take effect from June 1.” He did not provide further details.
Budi stated that the two companies are allowed to export until December 31.
Indonesia has banned the export of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport and Amman received a one-year exemption to export their copper concentrates, allowing miners more time to complete the construction of their smelters.
Since then, both companies have been lobbying the government for another extension, stating that their smelters will not reach full capacity by next month.
On May 8, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the government would extend the export permits for Freeport and Amman but did not provide details.
Freeport and Amman did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Amman said earlier this week that it was still waiting for new export permits.
[Source – 上海有色网] 印尼将为Freeport和Amman发放铜出口许可证 有效期至12月31日 https://news.smm.cn/news/102782090
