Indonesia JV (Stargate)

CNGR Advanced Material · Morowali, Indonesia · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by CNGR Advanced Material in Morowali, Indonesia. Status: under construction.

Indonesia JV (Stargate): cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status under construction, Indonesia Battery-grade chemicals Under construction Indonesia
Capacity
60. kt/yr
Chemistry
Nickel matte and MHP
Start year
2025
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Under construction: status carried from the legacy record

Product: Nickel matte and MHP. Capacity: 60. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).

CNGR Indonesia HPAL JV; MHP production for Qinzhou pCAM lines; Morowali industrial park - most concentrated Indonesian nickel processing zone; Chinese-owned, IRA-ineligible.

Customers and offtakers: CNGR captive.

Plant record

Plant record

Indonesia JV (Stargate) (CNGR Advanced Material)
CompanyCNGR Advanced Material
PlantIndonesia JV (Stargate)
CityMorowali
State or provinceCentral Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productNickel matte and MHP
Capacity (kt/yr)60.
Capacity basisLegacy figure; not re-verified
Statusunder construction
Status noteStatus carried from the legacy record; not re-verified; CNGR operates several Indonesian nickel intermediate lines
Scalecommercial
Start year2025
Investment (US$ billion)1.
Customers and offtakersCNGR captive
FeedstockNickel laterite (Morowali)
Metal inputsNi / Co
Geopolitical exposureHIGH
Record updated2026-10

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.

Other plants of CNGR Advanced Material and other plants in Indonesia
PlantCountryStatus
Ningxiang Industrial Base (CNGR Advanced Material)Chinaoperational
Qinzhou pCAM Base (CNGR Advanced Material)Chinaoperational
Tongren Industrial Base (CNGR Advanced Material)Chinaoperational
Indonesia JV (QMB New Energy) (GEM)Indonesiaoperational
Obi Island HPAL (Halmahera Persada Lygend) (Harita Nickel and Lygend)Indonesiaoperational
Huafei Nickel Cobalt (Weda Bay HPAL) (Huayou Cobalt)Indonesiaoperational
Huayue Nickel Cobalt (Morowali HPAL) (Huayou Cobalt)Indonesiaoperational
Indonesia Battery Integration Project (CATL (Brunp) with Antam and IBC)Indonesiaunder construction

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Indonesia JV (Stargate) (CNGR Advanced Material)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10