The JV aims at becoming one of the world’s largest producers of platinum group metals with a target annual production volume of approximately 70-100 tons of PGMs.

Vladimir Potanin told the president that Bystrinsky GOK (Bystrinsky mining and processing plant) will reach its full capacity in 2019.

At the sixth annual Russian Pharma Awards 2017, Polyoxidonium, a Russian combination product that is an immunomodulator, detoxifier, and antioxidant, took the prize for «Product of choice for treating and preventing acute viral respiratory infection in children».

MMC Norilsk Nickel has launched hot commissioning operations at Bystrinsky GOK (Bystrinsky mining and processing plant).

Boehringer Ingelheim has concluded phase one of their localization effort aimed at manufacturing their innovative thrombolytic medicines in Russia: the first batches of Metalyse (tenectaplase) for acute heart attack treatment were produced at NPO Petrovax Pharm facilities.