JAKARTA - Nikel miner PT Vale Indonesia said on Thursday it has signed a framework agreement with Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt to build a plant Pomalaa in Indonesia to produce nickel minerals used in electric vehicle batteries.

The project would have a potential production capacity of 120,000 tonnes of nickel per year, Vale said in a statement. (Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Martin Petty)