MMP and Mitsui Sign MoU to Strengthen Indonesia’s High-Grade Nickel Supply Chain
Thu 11 Dec 2025, 07:48 AM
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MMS Group Indonesia (MMSGI) entity PT Mitra Murni Perkasa (MMP) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration on marketing high-grade nickel matte products and exploring potential strategic investments.
Through the MoU, the two companies will explore three areas of strategic collaboration: product marketing, investment, and long-term business development.
“This signing marks the beginning of a collaboration built on shared ambition, trust, and clear objectives. Through this partnership, we hope to strengthen Indonesia’s position in the global high-grade nickel matte supply chain while supporting the national downstreaming agenda,” said MMP President Director Adhi Dharma Mustopo in an official statement in Jakarta on Thursday.
Through this collaboration, Adhi said MMP, as a company that is 100 percent domestically invested (PMDN), is committed to ensuring Indonesia’s natural resources deliver meaningful value for society and the economy.
“Together with Mitsui, we are optimistic we can drive sustainable growth and long-term benefits for all stakeholders,” Adhi added.
Mitsui’s General Manager of the New Metals & Aluminium Division, Akinobu Hashimoto, expressed support and his views on the strategic opportunities in Indonesia’s nickel downstream sector.
“We are very pleased to begin this collaboration with MMP, a company that shares our vision of sustainable growth and responsible resource development. Indonesia plays an important role in the global energy transition, and MMP’s capabilities make it a strong partner for Mitsui,” said Akinobu.
By combining Mitsui’s global marketing network and investment experience with MMP’s operational strengths, Akinobu hopes to create added value in nickel downstreaming and the electric-vehicle battery ecosystem.
In this collaboration, Mitsui will lead market development in Japan and support global reach, while MMP brings the operational strength of an integrated smelter designed to meet the needs of the modern battery industry.
Bringing these capabilities together is expected to broaden market access while helping to understand changing customer needs for battery materials more strategically and responsibly.
Through this partnership, both companies will combine their respective strengths to position MMP’s high-grade nickel matte as a competitive and sustainable choice for the EV battery ecosystem and global industry.
Mitsui’s extensive commercial network together with MMP’s operational capabilities is expected to open wider market access and support the rising supply-chain needs for battery raw materials.
Both companies share the belief that nickel smelting in Indonesia can be conducted responsibly, delivering economic value to the nation and advancing a cleaner energy transition.
On the environmental front, MMP is implementing various emission-reduction initiatives through operational efficiency by utilizing electricity supplied via PLN’s existing substation and using Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from PLN to support cleaner energy use.
Process optimization has also yielded up to 10 percent energy savings and up to 50 percent reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, while MMP’s smelter design provides flexibility to produce either ferronickel or high-grade nickel matte, allowing adaptation to market needs.
On the social front, MMP is committed to community empowerment and creating local economic value, having created 1,000 jobs for local workers alongside capacity-building initiatives.
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