April 2026

PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk. (MBMA) membukukan kenaikan laba bersih meski pendapatan turun pada 2025. Berdasarkan laporan keuangan 2025, pendapatan MBMA sebesar US$1,43 miliar atau turun 22,23% year-on-year (YoY) dari US$1,84 miliar pada 2024. Anak usaha PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk. (MDKA) ini juga mencatat EBITDA sebesar US$219 juta sepanjang 2025. Kinerja tersebut didukung oleh […]

Asosiasi Pengusaha Indonesia (Apindo) menilai pemerintah tidak perlu tergesa-gesa mengenakan bea keluar (BK) untuk komoditas batu bara, jika ingin mendapatkan tambahan pendapatan negara dari sektor batu bara. Alasannya, saat ini permintaan batu bara mulai mengalami kenaikan dan harga komoditas tersebut terbilang mulai menanjak. Dengan begitu, pemerintah dinilai tetap untung dari setoran royalti hingga perpajakan lainnya,

Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia menegaskan Kementerian ESDM siap mengawal pelaksanaan kebijakan energi dan sumber daya mineral secara terintegrasi. Hal ini diungkapkan Bahlil saat mendampingi Presiden Prabowo Subianto dalam kunjungan kerja ke Jepang, Senin (30/3/2026). Bahlil mengungkapkan, hilirisasi mineral dan transisi energi harus dijalankan secara seimbang agar manfaat ekonomi dapat dirasakan

Pemerintah memastikan kebijakan campuran biodiesel 50 persen (B50) siap diimplementasikan mulai 1 Juli 2026 sebagai bagian dari upaya memperkuat kemandirian energi nasional sekaligus meningkatkan efisiensi penggunaan energi. “Sebagai bagian dari upaya kemandirian energi dan efisiensi energi pemerintah menerapkan kebijakan B50. Ini mulai berlaku 1 Juli 2026,” ungkap Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Airlangga Hartarto dalam Konferensi

Harga patokan ekspor (HPE) komoditas konsentrat tembaga (Cu15%) dan emas kompak menurun untuk periode pertama April 2026 atau 1-14 April 2026. Untuk periode tersebut, Kementerian Perdagangan (Kemendag) menetapkan HPE konsentrat tembaga sebesar US$ 6.497,50 per wet metric ton (WMT). HPE tersebut turun sebesar 4,35% dibandingkan periode kedua Maret 2026 yang sebesar US$ 6.792,97 per WMT.

Harga batu bara melandai setelah pesta pora tiga hari. Merujuk Refinitiv, harga batu bara pada perdagangan Selasa (31/3/2026) ditutup di posisi US$ 146,5 atau turun 2,02%. Penurunan ini memutus reli tiga hari beruntun dengan penguatan hingga 8%. Sepanjang Maret, harga batu bara terbang 24,55%. Ini merupakan penguatan tertinggi sejak Mei 2022 atau hampir empat tahun

Indonesian state aluminum company PT Inalum on Tuesday called for the government to impose a moratorium on new alumina and aluminum plants due to fears of oversupply and pressure on the country’s bauxite reserves. Resource-rich Indonesia is keen to promote the development of domestic metal industries, and has banned exports of raw minerals to boost

Coal is back with a bang in Asia’s power generation, as countries scramble to contain the LNG supply shortage due to the war in the Middle East. Coal hasn’t really left most Asian economies, which rely on the fuel for much of their power generation. Amid the squeeze of natural gas supply due to the

Aluminum registered its best month in nearly two years as the Middle East war disrupted supplies and damaged local production facilities, tightening the global market. The lightweight metal advanced toward $3,500 a ton in London, translating into a monthly gain of 10.4%. That’s the most since April 2024 and contrasts with a broader downtrend for

Gold prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in nearly two weeks, supported by a weaker dollar as U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran could wind down within weeks. Spot gold rose 0.7% to $4,700.41 per ounce by 0109 GMT, its highest level since March 20. U.S. gold futures for April delivery

Vale Base Metals has reported a 6% increase in its copper mineral reserves and resources to 53-million tonnes in 2025, as the company progresses plans to expand its resource base by more than 20% by the end of 2027. The growth forms part of a broader uplift across the group’s portfolio, with nickel mineral reserves

Gold logged its worst month since the global financial crisis despite climbing for a third session Tuesday on signs the US and Iran are open to ending the war in the Middle East. The US dollar and Treasury yields retreated further on reports that both countries are signaling an opening toward a resolution. That helped

Capital expenditure (CapEx) by the world’s top 20 mining companies increased from $73.6bn in 2024 to $79.4bn in 2025 and is estimated to rise further to $82.4bn in 2026, representing a 3.8% year-on-year increase. The two largest spenders are expected to be Rio Tinto and BHP, each planning to invest $11bn this year. Rio Tinto