Freeport hasn't got an extension of export license
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PT Freeport Indonesia has not pocketed a recommendation to extend the copper concentrate export license. Even though the validity period of the export permit ended on February 15 yesterday.
PT Freeport Indonesia
An extension of the export permit was granted after the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) completed an evaluation of the progress of the Freeport smelter.
Riza Pratama
Freeport Indonesia spokesman Riza Pratama said the recommendation for an export permit extension had not been issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. It hopes that the recommendations will be published soon. "There has not been a recommendation from ESDM," Riza.
The Smelter in Gresik - East Java
Extension of export licenses is given if the progress of the smelter construction is at least 90% of the work plan per six months. While Freeport proposed a revision of the design of the smelter construction. But the location of the permanent smelter of the Gresik industrial estate, East Java, is the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE).
the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE)
The design revision was in the form of adding an anode sludge purification facility (slime anode). Slime anode is a by-product of purifying copper concentrate. The addition of these facilities makes investment in smelters rise to US $ 3 billion.
Director of ESDM Ministry of Mineral Business Development Yunus Saefulhak previously confirmed the revision of the Freeport smelter. But Yunus did not want to explain whether the submission of the smelter revision made the calculation of project progress different.
"It's true that the design of the smelter is one," he said.
The latest design of the smelter is correlated with PT Smelting. Because Smelting is the party that produces slime anodes. Smelting has been exporting slime anodes to Japan and South Korea.
Since the beginning of 2017 yesterday, the slime anode has been included in the category of types of minerals that must be purified domestically. Therefore it was given until 2022 to complete the smelter.
On his way, Smelting once collaborated with PT Antam Tbk. But the collaboration failed. Then Smelting explored cooperation with Freeport and PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara.
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Freeport Belum Mendapatkan Perpanjangan lzin Ekspor
PT Freeport Indonesia belum mengantongi rekomendasi perpanjangan izin ekspor konsentrat tembaga. Padahal masa berlaku izin ekspor berakhir pada 15 Februari kemarin. Perpanjangan izin ekspor diberikan setelah Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) menyelesaikan evaluasi kemajuan smelter Freeport.
Juru bicara Freeport Indonesia Riza Pratama mengatakan rekomendasi perpanjangan izin ekspor belum diterbitkan oleh Kementerian ESDM. Pihaknya berharap rekomendasi itu segera diterbitkan.
“Belum dapat rekomendasi dari ESDM,” kata Riza
Perpanjangan izin ekspor diberikan bila kemajuan pembangunan smelter minimal 90% dari rencana kerja per enam bulan. Sementara Freeport mengajukan revisi rancangan pembangunan smelter. Namun lokasi smelter tetap kawasan industri Gresik, Jawa Timur yakni Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE).
Revisi rancangan itu berupa penambahan fasilitas pemurnian lumpur anoda (anoda slime). Anoda slime merupakan produk samping dari pemurnian konsentrat tembaga. Penambahan fasilitas ini membuat investasi smelter naik menjadi US$ 3 miliar.
Direktur Pembinaan Pengusahaan Mineral Kementerian ESDM Yunus Saefulhak sebelumnya membenarkan adanya revisi smelter Freeport. Namun Yunus belum mau menjelaskan apakah pengajuan revisi smelter itu membuat perhitungan kemajuan proyek menjadi berbeda.
“Betul desain smelternya jadi satu," ujarnya.
Desain terbaru smelter ini berkolerasi dengan PT Smelting. Pasalnya Smelting merupakan pihak yang menghasilkan anoda slime. Smelting selama ini mengekspor anoda slime ke Jepang dan Korea Selatan.
Semenjak awal 2017 kemarin, anoda slime masuk dalam kategori jenis mineral yang harus dimurnikan di dalam negeri. Oleh sebab itu diberi waktu hingga 2022 untuk menyelesaikan smelter.
Dalam perjalanannya, Smelting pernah menggandeng PT Antam Tbk. Namun kerjasama itu gagal. Kemudian Smelting menjajaki kerjasama dengan Freeport dan PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara.
Investor Daily,Page-9, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019
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