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Malaysia's bauxite industry headed from boom to bust
Published Tue, Feb 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Kuala Lumpur
ALREADY under fire for widespread environmental damage, Malaysia's once lucrative bauxite mining industry is facing a likely death knell from neighbouring Indonesia's move to allow a resumption of exports.
This time last year, Malaysia was the world's biggest supplier of the aluminium-making raw material to top buyer China, but its exports tumbled after government action aimed at reining in the little regulated industry.
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