Two workers were killed in clashes and rioting at the weekend at an Indonesian nickel smelting facility.
An Indonesian and a Chinese worker were killed during the unrest at the PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry smelter, owned by China's Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry, which involved protesters, workers and security personnel, said Didik Supranoto, a spokesperson for Central Sulawesi police.
GNI launched the smelter in late 2021 with an annual capacity of 1.8 million tonnes and estimated total investment of $2.7 billion. GNI could not immediately be reached for comment on the allegation and police were unable to confirm whether deadly accidents had taken place. Violent protests have broken out sporadically in the mineral-rich region of Sulawesi, which has seen a recent investment boom in nickel that is used in electric vehicle batteries.
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