SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) of nickel to reach global electric battery market in Indonesia.

The article focuses on analyzing Indonesia's electric vehicle (EV) battery industry within the global nickel market, emphasizing the country's potential and challenges in leveraging its substantial nickel-cobalt reserves for EV battery production. Indonesia holds the world's sixth-largest nickel-cobalt reserves (4.56 billion tons) and benefits from a large workforce, stable economic growth, and a favorable investment climate, yet faces significant weaknesses such as inadequate infrastructure, limited technological mastery, weak law enforcement, and bureaucratic inefficiencies. The study employs a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis to identify strategies for Indonesia to enhance competitiveness, including improving workforce qualifications, advancing technology through international collaboration (notably with China, Japan, and South Korea), and strengthening infrastructure and regulatory frameworks. Despite strong global demand growth for EVs projected to reach 145 million units by 2035, Indonesia must address internal weaknesses and external threats from other nickel-producing countries to capitalize on its resource advantages and participate effectively in the global EV battery supply chain.