PAMBUDI PAJAR PRATAMA
Semarang
Summary
Strategy and business development professional with more than 20 years of experience in mineral processing, industrial project development, and downstream investment strategy across gold, copper, nickel, iron, and alumina value chains. Experienced in integrating technical feasibility, industrial value chain design, commercialization strategy, regulatory frameworks, and ESG considerations to support large-scale industrial investments and mineral downstreaming initiatives in Indonesia. Extensive experience working with government institutions, industrial developers, investors, and technology providers to transform technical mineral resources into commercially viable downstream industries. Contributed to national strategic initiatives including Indonesia's Investment Opportunity Mapping (Peta Peluang Investasi) in collaboration with BKPM. Core capability includes translating complex technical projects into bankable industrial investment strategies and scalable business models aligned with energy transition and sustainable industrial development.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Mineral Processing Engineer
CNGR Indonesia
01.2025 - Current
- Lead strategic process engineering and project development for critical mineral processing and battery materials value chain initiatives in Indonesia.
- Key responsibilities include guiding process design, technology evaluation, CAPEX/OPEX assessment, and technical governance for hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical systems aligned with the global critical minerals and energy transition strategy.
Downstream Mineral Expert
PT SUCOFINDO
01.2018 - 01.2025
- Provided technical and strategic advisory for mineral downstream development across Indonesia, supporting feasibility studies, investment evaluation, and industrial project development.
- Key contributions include:
- Evaluation of smelter and mineral processing technologies
- Technical due diligence and feasibility analysis
- Industrial value chain assessment
- ESG alignment for downstream mineral projects
- Advisory support for investment decision-making
- Collaborated with government agencies, investors, and industrial developers to accelerate downstream mineral industrialization.
Technical Sales Manager - APAC
Metso
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Led technical-commercial development for mineral processing equipment and solutions across Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Australia.
- Responsible for integrating metallurgical expertise with customer operational needs to optimize crushing, grinding, and beneficiation systems while delivering performance-driven industrial solutions.
- Generated more than USD 2 million annual revenue through technical value-based sales strategies.
Superintendent Process Metallurgy
J Resources Nusantara
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Led metallurgical operations for a large-scale gold processing plant producing more than 120,000 ounces of gold per year.
- Served as Acting Process Manager for approximately three years, overseeing plant operations and coordinating more than 150 operational personnel including processing, maintenance, and laboratory teams.
- Key responsibilities included:
- Process optimization for crushing, grinding, leaching (CIL/CIP) circuits
- Metallurgical accounting and recovery optimization
- Operational planning and production performance management
- CAPEX/OPEX planning and plant improvement programs.
Project & Development Metallurgist
Newmont Mining Corporation
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Supported metallurgical process development, plant optimization, and operational performance improvement programs.
- Responsibilities included metallurgical accounting, process monitoring, laboratory testwork coordination, and technical improvement initiatives for large-scale mining operations.
Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Insinyur (Ir.)
Diponegoro University
Semarang, JTMineral Processing & Bioengineering
Central South University
Changsha, ChinaSkills
- Mineral downstream business model development
- Industrial value chain design
- Investment feasibility and commercialization strategy
- Ecosystem and cluster development
- Smelter feasibility studies
- Metallurgical process evaluation
- Capex/opex simulation and techno-economic modeling
- Technology selection and scaling
- Indonesian mineral downstreaming policy framework
- Regulatory assessment and project licensing
- ESG integration in industrial development
- Energy transition and resource efficiency strategy
- Industrial project investment structuring
- Investor engagement and project positioning
- Market assessment for critical mineral value chains
Languages
Indonesian
English
Mandarin
German
Custom Section
Mineral downstream business model development, Industrial value chain design, Investment feasibility and commercialization strategy, Industrial ecosystem and cluster development, Smelter feasibility studies, Metallurgical process evaluation, CAPEX/OPEX simulation and techno-economic modeling, Technology selection and industrial scaling, Indonesian mineral downstreaming policy framework, Regulatory assessment and project licensing, ESG integration in industrial development, Energy transition and resource efficiency strategy, Industrial project investment structuring, Investor engagement and project positioning, Market assessment for critical mineral value chains
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
linkedin.com/in/pambudi-pajar-pratama
Publications
- Development of Geopolymer Utilizing Inorganic Waste Materials
- Synthesis of Geopolymer from Indonesian Kaolin and Fly Ash
- Synthesis of Geopolymer from Metakaolin and Fly Ash
Selected Industrial Project Experiences
Smelter & Mineral Processing Development
Participated in feasibility studies and industrial development initiatives for several large-scale mineral processing and smelter projects in Indonesia, including:
- FeNi Smelter – PT Kovalen Mining Capacity: 360,000 tons FeNi/year
- FeNi Smelter – PT Alam Raya Abadi Capacity: 80,000 tons/year
- FeNi Smelter Expansion – PT Kovalen Mining Capacity: 58,500 tons/year
- Integrated Nickel Processing – PT Teka Mining Resources Capacity:
110,000 tons FeNi/year & 96,000 tons MHP/year - Nickel Nugget Iron Smelter – PT Rusan Sejahtera Capacity: 165,000 tons/year
- Pig Iron Smelter – PT Karunia Mitra Abadi Capacity: 601,920 tons/year
- Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery – PT WHW-AR Line Capacity: 1 million tons alumina/year
- Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery – PT Sumber Bumi Capacity: 1 million tons alumina/year
Projects involved technical feasibility evaluation, process design review, industrial investment assessment, and commercialization strategy.
NATIONAL STRATEGIC PROJECTS & INVESTMENT MAPPING
- Reviewer – Pre-Feasibility Smelter Projects
Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM)
Participated as reviewer for pre-feasibility evaluation of eight potential smelter development locations across Indonesia, supporting government initiatives to accelerate mineral downstream industrialization.
Peta Peluang Investasi – Strategic Industrial Projects
Contributed to preparation of national investment opportunity mapping including:
- Bioethanol Industry Development – East Java
- Copper Downstream Industry – East Java
- Tin Downstream Industry (supporting Nusantara Capital development)
- Palm Oil Oleochemical Industry – East Kalimantan
- Nickel battery material value chains (HPAL → pCAM/CAM)
- Zinc Tin Downstream Industry to support Energy Transition.
These projects focused on identifying bankable industrial investments ready for domestic and international investors.
Timeline
Principal Mineral Processing Engineer
CNGR Indonesia
01.2025 - Current
Downstream Mineral Expert
PT SUCOFINDO
01.2018 - 01.2025
Technical Sales Manager - APAC
Metso
01.2018 - 01.2020
Superintendent Process Metallurgy
J Resources Nusantara
01.2013 - 01.2018
Project & Development Metallurgist
Newmont Mining Corporation
01.2006 - 01.2012
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Insinyur (Ir.)
Diponegoro University
Mineral Processing & Bioengineering
Central South University