Nickel is a naturally occurring metallic element with a shiny, silvery-white appearance. It is the fifth most common element on Earth and is found in large quantities in the Earth's crust and core. Nickel has many properties like having a high melting point until 1453oC, magnet characteristics, and also can be fully recycled, and other properties. According to Nickel Institute, the world's nickel resources are currently estimated at almost 300 million tons. Indonesia and other countries like Russia, Australia, and Kanada contain up to 50% of nickel global resources. Nickel can be used in two types there are first use and end-use. The first use of nickel is to convert nickel to intermediate products like stainless steel, batteries, plating, and others. For the end-use of nickel, nickel is used mostly in engineering, metal goods, and building & construction. Nickel Institute explains that nickel has a big contribution to socio-economic impact because the chain value of the nickel is support a large number of jobs globally.
