Norilsk announces production report for the second quarter of 2021. Nickel production in the second quarter decreased by 30% quarter-on-quarter to 33,000 tons due to the shutdown and repair work at the Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mineral processing plants. First-half output fell 26 per cent year-on-year to 79,000 tonnes. Taimyrsky mine has regained 80% of capacity since resuming production in early June and is expected to be fully restored by the end of November.
Russian Business (Kola MMC) :
Kola MMC produced 23,874 tonnes of nickel in the second quarter, down 27 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 24 per cent year-on-year.
Finnish operations (Harjavalta) :
Harjavalta produced 8,770 tonnes of nickel in the second quarter, down 37 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 32 per cent year-on-year.
South Africa Operations (Nkomati) :
Maintenance of the mine prior to the final submission of the mine closure plan.
Nickel production guidance for 2021 was maintained at 190-200,000 tons and forecasts were revised down by 15-20% from the company's previous full-year target of 220-230,000 tons.
