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22 june 2026

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Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

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18 may 2026

Nornickel to ramp up production by 25% before 2030 - report

19 june 2025

A high-ranking representative of Norilsk Nickel who took part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2025) said that by 2030, the company plans to increase its overall output by 25%.

TASS quotes Nikolai Utkin, head of the government relations unit at Nornickel, as saying that the company intends to ramp up production by building new processing plants.

At the same time, it is increasing sales in new markets and mastering the manufacturing of products with high added value.

"Our plans for the near future by 2030 include increasing production by 25%. And this concerns not only ore mining, which we associate with the development of the Talnakh hub," he noted.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished