On Indonesia's Bintan island, close to a tourist resort, Shandong Nanshan Aluminium's expanding industrial complex, featuring an alumina refinery and a future aluminum smelter for EV industry supply, poses environmental risks such as wastewater seepage and air pollution, reflecting the ecological impact of green tech metal production in Southeast Asia's growing low-carbon sector, largely driven by Chinese investment.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Shandong Nanshan Aluminium to respond. It did not.