Norilsk Nickels Russian divisions exceeded nickel production

In the third quarter of 2010, copper production by the Russian divisions of the Norilsk Nickel decreased by 4% as compared to the second quarter of 2010 down to 91.3 thousand metric tonnes. The certain decline in copper production by the Russian divisions in the third quarter of 2010 is of a technical nature. For 9 months of 2010, copper output of the Polar and Kola Divisions totaled 276.6 thousand metric tonnes, which is just 2% lower than in the same reporting period of 2009. These results are in line with the approved production plans of the MMC Norilsk Nickel.