Indonesia’s Largest Tin Smelter to Be Built in Bangka
Sat 23 Aug 2025, 01:54 AM
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The Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands (Babel) Hidayat Arsani revealed that the largest tin ore processing plant (smelter) in Indonesia will be built in his region.
The investment will be made by investors from China, which is in line with President Prabowo Subianto's Astacita to increase the downstreaming of Indonesian export commodities.
"The investment value for building this smelter reaches IDR 1.5 trillion to IDR 2 trillion, with the products produced being tin solder and tin wire," said Hidayat Arsani in Pangkalpinang, as quoted by Antara , Saturday (23/8).
Hidayat revealed that the smelter construction will be carried out by PT Tong Fang, which is owned by Xiao Nai Cheng and Wang Yu Long.
PT Tong Fang is a large company from China that specializes in tin downstreaming.
"If the smelter construction process goes according to schedule, the tin ore processing plant is planned to start operating within the next year," he said.
Hidayat, along with the Regent of Central Bangka, Algafry Rahman, discussed the investment plan with investors at a meeting on Friday (22/8) afternoon.
The Central Bangka region is a potential location for the downstream tin industry, with a planned capacity of 300 tons per month.
"This investment will not only boost economic growth but also potentially create new jobs, as 70 percent of the workforce will rely on local human resources," he said.
In optimizing the operation of this smelter, the Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial Government will collaborate with PT Timah Tbk as the main supplier of tin ore raw materials for this smelter.
On the same occasion, Xiao hoped that the investment by PT Tong Fang would be successful and could absorb a lot of workers with the great support shown by the Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands.
"PT Tong Fang has been involved in the downstream sector since 1971 and has expanded to various countries, such as Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Turkey, and Mexico, thus having a positive impact on the regional economy," Xiao said through his translator.
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