The sulfuric acid production and neutralization unit at the Nadezhdinsky Metallurgical Plant is on the verge of a comprehensive testing of equipment and technological processes.
The staff has already started trainings on handling machinery and equipment directly at their workplaces. In total, about 200 people will be employed at the sulfuric acid production and neutralization unit.
The selection of employees for the Sulfur Program began in the fall of 2020. Workers come from various regions - from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk.
More than 300 people have already been hired, including 32 engineers. This is almost 80% of the required staff. About 100 people came to Norilsk for the first time, the rest are Norilsk residents, the press service of Nornickel reported.
The new production modernization program is primarily an environmental project of Norilsk Nickel. Experts say that nothing like this on such a scale has been built in Norilsk for more than 40 years.
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
