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Nornickel

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Nornickel has changed positively, says Taimyr Indigenous group in Arctic Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:20
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After the oil spill, we see positive changes in policy and approaches to interaction with the indigenous minorities, says Grigory

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Ten months after spill in Arctic Russia, inspectors fear more accidents at Nornickel’s oil tank farms

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 09:59
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Several of the storage tanks are up to 70 years old and the company has failed to fix a huge

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Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Indigenous Peoples call on Nornickel’s global partners to demand environmental action

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 12:36
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“Nornickel does not invite us to meetings, so now we urge international shareholders and buyers of their metals to take

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Featured • Zone 3 General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Nornickel must pay €1.62 billion for its huge oil spill in Arctic tundra

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 5, 2021 at 10:46 — Last Updated: Friday, February 5, 2021 at 10:47
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More than 21,000 tons of diesel oil spilled into rivers, lakes and vulnerable wetlands. Now, the company has to pay

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Business (Russia) News Russia 

Potanin: ‘This is a historic event for Nornickel’

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 10:17
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The polluting smeler in Nikel was shut down forever on Dec. 23. “Today will be a symbolic event — the

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Business Business (Norway) Norway 

Nornickel debuts in tourism, starts king crab safari in border area to Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 14, 2020 at 13:23
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The company “Port Liinakharmari” is registered with a capital of 50 million rubles and is a 100% owned subsidiary of

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Russian Indigenous groups call on Elon Musk to boycott company behind Arctic environmental disasters

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11:10
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The company that recently made international headlines for causing environmental disasters on the Taimyr Peninsula by spilling 20,000 tons of

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Mining boost in Russian central Arctic to feed electric vehicle market

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 12:03
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Russia’s Nornickel says it can supply enough battery packs to reduce global CO2 emissions by 50-100 million tonnes over the

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Nickel plant in northwest Russia shutting down its first furnace

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 10:32
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With the closure comes a 33% cut in emissions from the infamous factory in the Russian, Norwegian borderland. Just one

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Aging nickel plant in northwest Russia due to close in late 2020

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 13:47
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A gradual halt in production is likely to take place before Nornickel fully closes its smelter in the Russian border

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General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Would closing a nickel plant spell doom for the town of Nikel, Arctic Russia?

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10:00
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The toxic smoke that for decades has embraced the borderlands between Russia and Norway might soon vanish. It will help

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Aging smelter near Russia-Norway border will be closed, company says

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 15:42
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Nornickel and regional authorities in Murmansk have signed agreement on how to collaborate on retraining and restructuring for the 800

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Murmansk region welcomes its first EV fast-charger during air pollution spike

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 2, 2019 at 07:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 11:17
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Festivity in the mining town of Zapolyarny, northwest Russia as Nornickel-sponsored fast charger for electric vehicles opened on Thursday. At

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Norilsk, Arctic Russia is world’s largest sulfur dioxide emissions hotspot: report

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 10:19
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1.9 million tons of sulfur dioxide from the chimneys in Norilsk, a city in Arctic Russia, were blowing over the

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Business is good for Russian nickel giant Nornickel

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 12:32 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 13:37
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Nornickel makes big money and has tripled payouts to its shareholders over the last three years. The annual General Meeting

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