Norilsk Nickel was awarded a bronze statuette of a miner at the annual MINEX Russia 2023 forum in Moscow for the implementation of its unprecedented environmental Sulfur Program.
The company won the country’s most prestigious industry award, the Russian Mining Award, in the "Sustainable Development Project of the Year" category.
The Sulfur Program is the largest and most important environmental initiative of Norilsk Nickel, which will significantly reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in the Norilsk industrial region.
During the forum, top managers of Norilsk Nickel presented other areas in which the company is involved in: geometallurgy, the use of video analytics and big data, a digital platform for mining geology and surveying.
One of the highlights of the forum was the announcement that the Polar Lithium company plans to begin production at its Kolmozerskoye deposit ahead of schedule in 2026 due to an increased lithium demand.
PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, and the world's leading producer of platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company also produces silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium, sulfur among other products.
The production divisions of the Norilsk Nickel group of companies are located in Russia in the Norilsk industrial region, on the Kola Peninsula and in the Trans-Baikal Territory, as well as in Finland.
In Russia, the company's shares are admitted to trading on the Moscow and St. Petersburg stock exchanges, and its American depository receipts are admitted to trading on the St. Petersburg stock exchange.
The group's products are supplied to 37 countries in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Americas. It is acquired by more than 400 partner companies. Its sales offices operate in Switzerland, China and the USA.
Norilsk Nickel fully supports the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For the company, adherence to the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility is an integral part of efficient operations and business development. Norilsk Nickel is constantly improving its environmental protection activities, human rights protection policy, occupational safety and health, environmental impact assessment, and biodiversity conservation. The company spent 333 billion rubles on projects related to sustainable development in 2022.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
