EMERGENCY AT NORILSK CONCENTRATOR

DJ EMERGENCY AT NORILSK CONCENTRATOR

MMC Norilsk Nickel (MNOD) 
EMERGENCY AT NORILSK CONCENTRATOR 
22-Feb-2021 / 11:22 MSK 
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PRESS RELEASE 
Public Joint Stock Company «Mining and Metallurgical Company «NORILSK NICKEL» 
(PJSC "MMC "Norilsk Nickel", "Nornickel" or the "Company") 
EMERGENCY AT NORILSK CONCENTRATOR 
Norilsk, February 22, 2021 - At 4:15 a.m. local time on the night of February 19 to 20, the building of the ore 
reloading facility and the adjoining walkway collapsed in the Norilsk Concentrator during repairs to reinforce the 
structure. 
According to preliminary information, three employees of Norilsknickelremont, a contractor conducting repairs at the 
site, died as result of injuries sustained in the accident and 5 sustained injuries. 
Nornickel is investigating the causes of the incident. According to preliminary information, the accident was due to 
gross violations of safety rules by the management of Norilsk Concentrator. The general director of the Norilsk 
Concentrator has been dismissed from his position. 
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has initiated an official inquiry and detained four senior 
officers of the Norilsk Concentrator and its contractor. The Company is fully cooperating with the investigation. 
The Norilsk Concentrator continues operating at a reduced capacity. 
The company expresses its condolences to the bereaved families. 
 
 
ABOUT THE COMPANY 
MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and 
high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper. The company also produces cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, 
iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium, sulphur and other products. 
The production units of Norilsk Nickel Group are located at the Norilsk Industrial District, on the Kola Peninsula and 
Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia as well as in Finland and South Africa. 
MMC Norilsk Nickel shares are listed on the Moscow and on the Saint-Petersburg Stock Exchanges, ADRs are traded over 
the counter in the US and on the London, Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges. 
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ISIN:          US55315J1025 
Category Code: MSCU 
TIDM:          MNOD 
LEI Code:      253400JPTEEW143W3E47 
Sequence No.:  93996 
EQS News ID:   1169910 
 
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