Australia will “advance mutually beneficial cooperation” with Indonesia on the electric vehicle supply chain, including in battery manufacturing and critical minerals processing to lessen the current reliance on China.
Through the agreement both countries “will work together on mapping EV supply chains, joint scientific and research studies, as well as fostering new business-to-business links”, the government said in a statement.
The memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday between Industry and Science minister Ed Husic and Indonesia’s Acting Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Erick Thohir during Mr Husic’s two-day trip to the Southeast Asian nation.
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