Indonesia was sued by the European Union at the World Trade Organization (WTO)

 Until so many years ago, Indonesia was still exporting nickel in the form of raw materials with a value of only US$1.1 billion. After the government owned a smelter and stopped exports in the form of raw materials, in 2021 nickel exports have jumped many times to US$20.8 billion or more than IDR 300 trillion.

As a result of this policy, Indonesia was sued by the European Union at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Even though Indonesia lost the case, we are still appealing. We are still continuing to downstream mining materials, not only nickel but also others such as bauxite.

Claims to the WTO are the rights of other countries that feel disturbed by the policies of the Indonesian government. However, Indonesia also has the right to become a developed country.