US, Indonesia to discuss potential for deal on EV minerals

US, Indonesia to discuss potential for deal on EV minerals

Indonesian President Joko Widodo welcomes the arrival of the United States President Joe Biden while visiting the mangroves nurseries and plantation site on the second day of the G20 Indonesia Summit events at the Ngurah Rai Forest Park, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022. Aditya Pradana Putra/Indonesia G20 Media Center/Handout via REUTERS /file photo

The United States and Indonesia on Monday will discuss how to advance a potential minerals partnership aimed a stimulating trade of the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal nickel, according to three people with direct knowledge of the conversations.