The two main investors in IPIP are Huaxing Nickel Indonesia (a Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt subsidiary) and Rimau New World. NPR has reached out to these companies by email and phone and has not received comment.
Separately, the processing plant for lithium battery materials located inside the industrial park includes investment from Huayou Indonesia (a Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt subsidiary), Vale Indonesia and Ford Motor Co., the American automobile manufacturer.
In response to a request for comment, Ford emailed NPR the following: “While Ford is not an investor in the broader Indonesia Pomalaa Industrial Park, we are committed to respecting human rights and protecting
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