Kola Division (Finland)

Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta is Nornickel’s wholly owned subsidiary in Harjavalta, Finland. The facility processes Nornickel’s Russian feedstock and nickel-bearing raw materials sourced from third-party suppliers.

Key highlights of 2020
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Production expansion

Production expansion

Second phase of expansion

> 100
ktpa
by 2026

In 2020, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta produced 63.4 kt of saleable nickel (up 1.5% y-o-y), an all-time high for the refinery. This growth was driven by the reconfiguration of 
refining
facilities and increased nickel feedstock supplies from
Kola
MMC
. In 2021, the Company decided to phase in additional nickel production capacity at Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta.

Production expansion

Production expansion

Current output

65
ktpa

In 2020, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta produced 63.4 kt of saleable nickel (up 1.5% y-o-y), an all-time high for the refinery. This growth was driven by the reconfiguration of 
refining
facilities and increased nickel feedstock supplies from
Kola
MMC
. In 2021, the Company decided to phase in additional nickel production capacity at Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta.

Production expansion

Production expansion

First phase of expansion

> 100
ktpa
by 2026

In 2020, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta produced 63.4 kt of saleable nickel (up 1.5% y-o-y), an all-time high for the refinery. This growth was driven by the reconfiguration of 
refining
facilities and increased nickel feedstock supplies from
Kola
MMC
. In 2021, the Company decided to phase in additional nickel production capacity at Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta.

Production expansion

Production expansion

Second phase of expansion

> 100
ktpa
by 2026

In 2020, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta produced 63.4 kt of saleable nickel (up 1.5% y-o-y), an all-time high for the refinery. This growth was driven by the reconfiguration of 
refining
facilities and increased nickel feedstock supplies from
Kola
MMC
. In 2021, the Company decided to phase in additional nickel production capacity at Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta.

Production expansion

Production expansion

Current output

65
ktpa

In 2020, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta produced 63.4 kt of saleable nickel (up 1.5% y-o-y), an all-time high for the refinery. This growth was driven by the reconfiguration of 
refining
facilities and increased nickel feedstock supplies from
Kola
MMC
. In 2021, the Company decided to phase in additional nickel production capacity at Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta.

Founded in 1959, it is Finland’s only nickel refinery and one of the largest nickel producers in Europe. Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta’s end products are nickel cathodes and briquettes, nickel salts, powders and solutions, cobalt sulphate and solution, and

PGM
-bearing copper
cake
.

2020 output

63.35
kt
Nickel
2.49
kt
Copper (in copper cake)
17
koz
Palladium (in copper cake)
2
koz
Platinum (in copper cake)