2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Nickel Core Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
(wmt) (000' US$.) (wmt) (000' US$.) (wmt) (000' US$.) (wmt) (000' US$.) (wmt) (000' US$.)
Production 3,619,141 n.a 4,366,235 n.a 4,395,429 n.a 4,095,478 n.a 1,646,931 n.a
Market share(%) Production
n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a
in the World Export
Domestic Consumption n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a
Export to Top 5 countries
1 Japan 1902374.1 84057.0 2034320.2 101316.6
2. South of Korea 6000.0 117.0 3000.0 66.0
3. Australia 1044563.6 16663.4 946047.5 15294.8
4 Ukraine n.a n.a n.a 258350.0 6926.0 490067.0 16431.3
5 Greece 0.0 0.0 95720.0 4926.1
6. Others 47720.0 677.7 134360.0 1940.3
Total Export 3259007.7 108441.1 3703514.7 139975.1
Import from 2 countries
1. Germany 0.226 16.618 0.137 11.5 0.14 2.5
2. Singapore 5.692 3.039 n.a n.a 0.12 15.4
n.a n.a
3. Others 4.142 2.203 6.5 26.3 n.a n.a
Total Import 10.060 21.860 6.62 37.80 0.26 17.90
Opportunity for Investment
Indonesia's reserves of nickel-oxide ores, located in Sulawesi, North Maluku and Irian Jaya are
among the largest in the world. Total nickel ore reserves in Indonesia represented 12 percent of
world reserves, or 367 million tons with a nickel content between 1.5 to 2 percent
Source: BPS, 2005