Indonesien erschüttert China mit der „feindlichen Übernahme“ wichtiger Rohstoffe in einem von den USA beeinflussten Schritt
https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/indonesia-nationalize-coal-palm-oil-nickel-exports-china-hostile-takeover/?utm_source=reddit/
Indonesien erschüttert China mit der „feindlichen Übernahme“ wichtiger Rohstoffe in einem von den USA beeinflussten Schritt
https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/indonesia-nationalize-coal-palm-oil-nickel-exports-china-hostile-takeover/?utm_source=reddit/
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Indonesia is overhauling its trade policies for key commodities in a sudden move that some experts liken to a hostile takeover of major industries in the resource-rich nation, with global implications.
The new regulation announced to parliament Wednesday by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto mandates that a recently set up state-owned enterprise will handle the country’s exports of coal, palm oil and iron alloys by September.
Prabowo said one aim is to increase tax revenues. That would help restore dwindling government reserves that have been exhausted by the energy shocks from the war in Iran. Given Indonesia’s role as a major commodities exporter, the new rules likely will ripple across international supply chains.
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Love to see it!
Every nation should control its own critical resources. I am sure even China would agree with that, given how recently it uses its rare earth monopoly to sanction other countries.
And this shit is why China continues to pay a small premium for Australian iron ore and coal.
Continuity of supply and price stability is way more important than margin for most Chinese state owned enterprises.
Lol, shit Indo gov just trying to pocket more money.
It has nothing to with the US or in fact China, its just Prabowo trying to destroy the Indonesian economy. skeptics would be happy if he just want to enrich him and his family, but no, that wasn’t enough.
Prabowo is reincarnation of the worst of Sukarno, who was Indonesia’s first President, not his father in law, who was Indonesia’s second President, Suharto. Anyone who has read his party’s manifesto will realize he wants to turn Indonesia into North Korea.
If Chinese investors are complaining, how do you think Western investors would react?
Its a crapshow
* They have to hire dozens of commodity traders, and they are looking outside Indonesia. The orgainization in charge of this was just formed last year, and has zero trading experience.
* The newly formed body to manage the trades and contract doesn’t have enforcement it has to depend on existing police/custom monitor physical shipments. Under reporting will still go on.
* Palm oil exporters who have EU certification can’t transfer their certification to the newly formed body, so it will have to get its own. It won’t be able to pass certification, but the Indonesia government just seize 4.6 Million HA of palm oil plantation in the last year. The EU would be to reluctant to certify any palm oil come out from this organization because of the land seizures by the Indonesian military last year.
* Price for Palm Fruit has dropped by 20-30% in palm growing regions of Indonesia.
That is why the Indonesian Rupiah has been going down for the last two weeks. There are so many ways to stop under invoicing / reporting, but as with all other things with Prabowo, is his instinct is to find the most intrusive and expensive and unconstitutional way to do it.
Why? His whole military career was in the Special Forces, and in the Suharto era he was known for bypassing the chain of command. He would organize strike unit against the East Timorese even when posted else where. And he is running the Indonesia government exactly the same way. He sets up parallel structures to by pass the bureaucracy. Many of his programs are being challenged in the Supreme Court in Indonesia.
Prabowo an outcaste among the Suharto family after the fall, because they suspected him trying to orchestrate chaos to cause overthrow Suharto. There was a reconciliation about six years ago with the Suharto, but they have kept their distance from Prabowo since.
Prabowo managed to become President largely because of a deal with the previous President, but also because he duped younger voters.