Halmahera, the largest island in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, is unlikely to be familiar to most readers outside Southeast Asia. Yet this forested island, located between Sulawesi and New Guinea, has become one of the most important places in the global energy transition. Home to some of Indonesia’s largest nickel deposits and the world’s largest […] The post Indonesia’s nickel-rich Halmahera becoming a Chinese company island appeared first on Asia Times .