Chinese firms' quest for Indonesian nickel fraught with supply risks, export ban fears

Chinese firms' quest for Indonesian nickel fraught with supply risks, export ban fears

A worker watches as trucks load up raw nickel near Sorowako, Indonesia's Sulawesi island, January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad/File Photo

Morowali, an Indonesian county with fewer than 200,000 residents, has attracted billions of dollars in investment from Chinese companies.