Unique resources
The Company’s unique mineral resource base secures the most advantaged position in the global mining industry.
Indispensable metals for green energy
Nornickel is the world’s largest producer of green metals which underpin the global economy’s decarbonisation process and the transition to renewable energy and electrified transport.
- Transport electrification
- Increasing demand for stainless steel
- Higher number of vehicles across the world
- Vehicle hybridisation
- Introduction of tests for emissions during driving in real time
- Deployment of H2 storage, transportation, and purification solutions
Hydrogen energy and fuel cell cars
- Global infrastructure development programmes
- Transport electrification and growth of charging infrastructure
Cobalt in batteries and rhodium in clean ICE‑powered vehicles
Position in the metals and mining industryData as of early March 2024. Based on refined metal (including tolling) output for palladium, nickel, platinum, and rhodium; based on contained metal production for copper.
High degree of vertical integration
From ore to finished products (100% self‑sufficiency). The Company’s reliance on own logistics, energy, fuel, and water supply translates to a significantly smaller share of these expenditures in cash costs vs peers.
Low carbon footprints of nickel production
The carbon footprint of nickel metal production according to international standards totalled
Best‑in‑class feedstock mix
Natural diversification and solid long‑term fundamentals.