STAL Technology™, or Step Temperature Acid Leach Technology, is an innovative and highly efficient, zero-waste Hydrometallurgy-based technology to recover metals and minerals in lateritic ores without environmental impact.
Designed to produce high-grade nickel, cobalt, and other valuable products, the technology offers one of the lowest capital and operating costs among other current technologies. STAL Technology™ has been tested and validated to provide the most effective and profitable process in treating an entire profile of a laterite deposit, from low-grade Limonite to Saprolite and any transition zone. The technology has gained nationwide recognition for its potential in accelerating the Indonesian government’s nickel-based downstream industry plan.
Future Plan
Through further research & development, HMI strive to maximize the value of limonite ore in a Nickel-based value chain
Nickel Extraction
STAL Technology
• Fill deficit in Ni demand
• Become the lowest-cost class 1 nickel producer
• Leverage from Hydrotech’s continuous R&D in value creation from by-products
NCM & Cathode
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• Create maximum downstream value
• Capitalize on direct MHP-NCM technology to become the lowest cost producer
Waste Management
• Capitalize on wastes produced by STAL and create a feasible business model
• Focus on future recycling of used batteries
Future Development
Nickel By-products
• Future industries created for the development of byproducts from STAL Technology
Nickel Prospect
Nickel plays a crucial role in lithium-ion battery chemistries used to power electric vehicles (EV). As the demand for Li-ion batteries growing more rapidly in the recent years, a sea change is brewing in the nickel market.
Fast Growing Demand
- Electric vehicles is expected to increase from 1.6 million in 2018 to 6.8 million in 2023
- Demand for nickel for lithium-ion batteries is expected to quadruple over this periode from 3%-4% in 2019
- The global lithium ion batteries market size is expected to grow from 44.2 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 94.4 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 16.4% during the forecast periode
Recent Nickel Price Growth
- The export ban on low-grade nickel by the Indonesian goverment has further pushed the price of nickel to soar
- in 2019, the price of Class 1 nickel (99.8% Ni) on the London Metal Exchange (LME) reached up to US $ 16,000 / Wet Metric Tons
Abundant Laterite Resource
- Indonesia’s amount of untapped nickel laterite reserves is estimated to reach more than 9.3 billion metric tons
- Sample specification of Indonesia’s nickel laterite match with the specification of battery material
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