From February 1–6, Ni28 organized an on-site field visit in Kendari, Indonesia, bringing invited members to directly witness the physical nickel asset environment behind OZNi. This recap documents the trip’s key checkpoints and places the visit within a broader market reality: nickel is increasingly strategic, and Indonesia sits at the center of supply.

Nickel is no longer viewed only as an industrial commodity. It has become a strategic input for the energy transition—especially for battery chemistries where nickel improves energy density and performance. As EV adoption scales and grid-level energy storage expands, nickel demand is increasingly driven by new-energy industrial cycles rather than traditional stainless-steel demand alone.

At the same time, supply expansion is complex:

● Nickel production is capital-intensive and operationally heavy

● Permitting, environmental requirements, and logistics add friction

● Output is increasingly influenced by policy and industrial capacity build-outs

Within this global structure, Indonesia has become the most important node in the nickel supply chain—not only for ore availability, but for processing, refining, and downstream integration. In other words, when nickel demand rises, Indonesia’s production decisions and capacity ramps often affect global pricing, availability, and market expectations.

This is the macro reason Ni28’s verification work happens on the ground in Indonesia:
 the asset origin sits inside the real supply chain that the market depends on.

Before the group entered the field, Ni28 conducted a structured pre-departure briefing for all attending members. This session was not treated as a formality. It was positioned as the first operational checkpoint of the visit.

A simple reception dinner was held—not as a grand ceremony, but as a team bonding moment.

This matters more than it appears. In infrastructure ecosystems, trust is built through repeated collaboration, shared experiences, and face-to-face conversation. Many RWA communities are distributed and digital-first; opportunities for real interaction are rare.

One of the most important milestones of the visit was the formal meeting with Mr. Fedaa and the mine owner, followed by an official group photo.

In the RWA space, many projects reference “partners” and “assets,” but rarely connect participants with the individuals and operators responsible for real production.

After the on-site milestones, participants received official attendance certificates and nickel-themed memorabilia.

This segment is more meaningful than a typical souvenir moment. In many ecosystems, participation is passive—people watch from the outside.

Ni28 hosted a final-night banquet as an official appreciation event for all attending members.

The purpose was not celebration for its own sake. It served as a closing structure—bringing the visit into a clear conclusion and expressing gratitude to those who committed time, travel, and attention to an on-the-ground verification journey.

Ni28 does not treat community as “traffic.” It treats community as stakeholders.

In RWA, credibility is strongest when a project can demonstrate that its asset narrative is tied to:

● a real location

● identifiable stakeholders

● operational context

● documented participation

This Kendari visit reinforces Ni28’s verification-first approach: the ecosystem does not rely only on remote descriptions of assets. It prioritizes direct observation, human accountability, and repeatable validation.

From February 1–6, Ni28 organized an on-site field visit in Kendari, Indonesia, bringing invited members to directly witness the physical nickel asset environment behind OZNi. This recap documents the trip’s key checkpoints and places the visit within a broader market reality: nickel is increasingly strategic, and Indonesia sits at the center of supply.

Nickel is no longer viewed only as an industrial commodity. It has become a strategic input for the energy transition—especially for battery chemistries where nickel improves energy density and performance. As EV adoption scales and grid-level energy storage expands, nickel demand is increasingly driven by new-energy industrial cycles rather than traditional stainless-steel demand alone.

At the same time, supply expansion is complex:

● Nickel production is capital-intensive and operationally heavy

● Permitting, environmental requirements, and logistics add friction

● Output is increasingly influenced by policy and industrial capacity build-outs

Within this global structure, Indonesia has become the most important node in the nickel supply chain—not only for ore availability, but for processing, refining, and downstream integration. In other words, when nickel demand rises, Indonesia’s production decisions and capacity ramps often affect global pricing, availability, and market expectations.

This is the macro reason Ni28’s verification work happens on the ground in Indonesia:
 the asset origin sits inside the real supply chain that the market depends on.

Before the group entered the field, Ni28 conducted a structured pre-departure briefing for all attending members. This session was not treated as a formality. It was positioned as the first operational checkpoint of the visit.

A simple reception dinner was held—not as a grand ceremony, but as a team bonding moment.

This matters more than it appears. In infrastructure ecosystems, trust is built through repeated collaboration, shared experiences, and face-to-face conversation. Many RWA communities are distributed and digital-first; opportunities for real interaction are rare.

One of the most important milestones of the visit was the formal meeting with Mr. Fedaa and the mine owner, followed by an official group photo.

In the RWA space, many projects reference “partners” and “assets,” but rarely connect participants with the individuals and operators responsible for real production.

After the on-site milestones, participants received official attendance certificates and nickel-themed memorabilia.

This segment is more meaningful than a typical souvenir moment. In many ecosystems, participation is passive—people watch from the outside.

Ni28 hosted a final-night banquet as an official appreciation event for all attending members.

The purpose was not celebration for its own sake. It served as a closing structure—bringing the visit into a clear conclusion and expressing gratitude to those who committed time, travel, and attention to an on-the-ground verification journey.

Ni28 does not treat community as “traffic.” It treats community as stakeholders.

In RWA, credibility is strongest when a project can demonstrate that its asset narrative is tied to:

● a real location

● identifiable stakeholders

● operational context

● documented participation

This Kendari visit reinforces Ni28’s verification-first approach: the ecosystem does not rely only on remote descriptions of assets. It prioritizes direct observation, human accountability, and repeatable validation.