THERE is good news from the nickel industry. Several days before the Idul Fitri end of fasting month celebration in April, Vale Indonesia (INCO) announced a significant increase in production. Throughout the first quarter of this year, the company, which controls 118,000 hectares of nickel mines in South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi, produced 16,796 tons of nickel matte. Compared to the same period last year, Vale Indonesia&