Obi Island HPAL (Halmahera Persada Lygend)

Harita Nickel and Lygend · Obi Island, Indonesia · Battery-grade chemicals

Battery chemical refinery operated by Harita Nickel and Lygend in Obi Island, Indonesia. Status: operational.

Obi Island HPAL (Halmahera Persada Lygend): cathode plant illustration with co-precipitation reactor and rotary kiln; Battery-grade chemicals, status operational, Indonesia Battery-grade chemicals Operational Indonesia
Capacity
Not published
Chemistry
MHP and nickel sulfate
Start year
2021
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: Operating

Product: MHP and nickel sulfate. Capacity: not published.

First HPAL in Indonesia; nickel sulfate line added; Lygend (China) partner.

Plant record

Plant record

Obi Island HPAL (Halmahera Persada Lygend) (Harita Nickel and Lygend)
CompanyHarita Nickel and Lygend
PlantObi Island HPAL (Halmahera Persada Lygend)
CityObi Island
State or provinceNorth Maluku
CountryIndonesia
Stagechemical
Chemistry or productMHP and nickel sulfate
Statusoperational
Status noteOperating; Indonesian-Chinese JV
Scalecommercial
Start year2021
Geopolitical exposureMEDIUM
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 Harita Nickel and Lygend and other plants in Indonesia
PlantCountryStatus
Indonesia JV (QMB New Energy) (GEM)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
Indonesia JV (Stargate) (CNGR Advanced Material)Indonesiaunder construction

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Obi Island HPAL (Halmahera Persada Lygend) (Harita Nickel and Lygend)
Sources
ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
Updated
2026-10