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Driven by the government’s push for downstream nickel processing, foreign-backed companies have built smelters across Pa’jukukang in Bantaeng, South Sulawesi. Much of the expansion is concentrated in a roughly 3,200-hectare area spanning six villages, designated as the Bantaeng Industrial Park (BIP).

Bantaeng’s Dust Season: Living on the Front Lines of the Nickel Boom

21 November 2025

Residents around the Bantaeng Industrial Park must live with thick dust and the constant roar of nickel smelters that are steadily damaging their health and

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Bantaeng’s Dust Season: Living on the Front Lines of the Nickel Boom

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