BASF, Eramet drop $2.6b Indonesian nickel project that threatens isolated tribe

JAKARTA — German chemical giant BASF and French miner Eramet have pulled out of a multibillion-dollar “green energy” project in Indonesia because of its impact on one of the last Indigenous tribes on Earth living in voluntary isolation. In an announcement on June 24, both companies said they had scrapped plans to invest up to … Continue reading BASF, Eramet drop $2.6b Indonesian nickel project that threatens isolated tribe