The government will slap a higher export tax on future copper shipments by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) after a fire late last year halted operations at its new smelter in Gresik, East Java.

Indonesia has banned exports of copper concentrate, but the government had given Freeport an extension until December last year.

Can Indonesian Copper Concentrates Be Exported?] Since 2010, Indonesia has repeatedly stirred up discussions on resource export bans to develop its domestic processing industry, aiming to boost ...