Shanghai Boonray Intelligent Technology and PT Vale Indonesia Tbk have officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Indonesia. At the signing ceremony, three board members and senior executives of Vale Indonesia attended, namely Slamet Sugiharto, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer; Abu Ashar, Chief Operating Officer; and Andhika Putra Rizky, Chief Financial Officer.
Previously, Boonray’s all-electric mining trucks had completed phased testing at Vale Indonesia’s mining sites. During the testing period, Boonray says the vehicles operated stably, demonstrated excellent performance across various metrics, and reduced energy costs by over 50%, leading to a significant decrease in operating costs. Based on this, the two parties officially signed the agreement. Vale Indonesia also became among the first mining companies in Indonesia to deploy all-electric mining trucks.
Both parties stated that they will seek broader cooperation in the next step, including increasing the number of vehicles deployed, building battery swapping stations, and deploying energy storage systems, to further deepen the electrification and intelligentisation of the mining areas.
PT Vale Indonesia Tbk is a joint venture between global mining giant Vale SA. of Brazil and the Indonesian government. Holding an Indonesian Specialised Mining License (IUPK), it engages in nickel ore mining and processing in South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and Central Sulawesi. The company is one of Indonesia’s major nickel producers, with operations covering exploration, mining, smelting, and processing.
The Boonray statement said Vale Indonesia is committed to promoting sustainable development in the mining industry and has actively promoted green energy transformation in recent years, gradually introducing electrified equipment and intelligent management methods into its mining operations. It added that it is one of the benchmark companies for low-carbon transformation in Indonesia’s mining industry.
Founded in 2015, Boonray is a national specialised and innovative small giant enterprise and a national high-tech enterprise in China. It says it is committed to providing global mining companies with zero-carbon, unmanned mining solutions through its self-developed full-stack technologies of ‘electrification + unmanned operation’ and is one of the largest providers of pure electric autonomous driving mining truck solutions.
Regarding its overseas business, Boonray says it is implementing a focused global expansion strategy, “promoting its mature autonomous driving and electric drive solutions to major international mining markets, initially targeting Southeast Asia and Australia. In Southeast Asia, the company is using Indonesia as its entry point. Indonesia possesses over 50% of the world’s nickel reserves, and its mining industry is actively transforming towards green and intelligent production models.” In the Australian market, Boonray is also advancing its development.
As a core nickel ore producing region globally, Indonesia has been continuously promoting the green and intelligent development of its mining industry in recent years. Vale Indonesia is among the first mining companies in the country to launch all-electric mining trucks, providing a zero-carbon transportation reference case for the industry. Vale SA had previously also signed a MoU with XCMG in 2021 which was followed by testing of the 72 t class XCMG XDR80TE battery truck in Brazil and Indonesia.
Boonray Technology’s electrification and autonomous driving solutions it says provide technical support for reducing energy consumption, emissions, and improving operational efficiency in mining areas. It adds: “Against the backdrop of the global mining industry’s accelerated transformation towards electrification and automation, Boonray Technology, leveraging its full-stack self-developed technology capabilities and large-scale commercial application experience, is gradually promoting Chinese new energy mining equipment to the international market, striving to become a global leader in zero-carbon unmanned mining solutions.”
