Battery Industry Support: Countries with the Largest Manganese Reserves

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Adi Ahdiat 20/09/2022 12:40 WIB

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According to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), South Africa had the largest manganese reserves in 2021, totaling 640,000 tons.

Top 10 Countries with the Largest Manganese Reserves (2021)

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In Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 7 of 2022, President Jokowi instructed the Ministry of Industry to develop the battery electric vehicle (BEV) industry.

However, several challenges remain in realizing this instruction. One challenge is Indonesia's reliance on imports for 20% of the raw materials for electric vehicle batteries.

According to MIND ID, the national mining holding company, these imported raw materials include lithium hydroxide, graphite, manganese, and cobalt.

"We need to formulate a roadmap for self-reliance so that we don't depend on imported products, even if it's only 20%," explained Dany Amrul Ichdan, Director of Institutional Relations at MIND ID, as reported by *Katadata.co.id* on Monday, September 19, 2022.

According to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), South Africa possesses the largest manganese reserves, totaling 640 million metric tons in 2021.

Indonesia's manganese reserves are estimated to be very small, to the point of not being recorded in the USGS report.

This indicates that Indonesia needs to cooperate with other countries to develop its domestic electric vehicle battery industry. Furthermore, according to the USGS, there is no other mineral that can replace the function of manganese.

"Manganese does not have an adequate substitute for its primary uses," the USGS stated in its report.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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