OREANDA-NEWS.  July 29, 2013. In the first half-year of 2013, facilities of Kola MMC (affiliate of MMC Norilsk Nickel) received more than 70 units of new equipment costing RUB 258,7 million.

The Company’s production equipment upgrade program envisages supplies of new stock both to main technological conversion sites and to basic servicing units, i.e. power and transportation facilities. The technological combine of Severny mine was seriously re-equipped with a new electric mine locomotive Л-14М (RUB 6,5 million worth), head-frame pulley (RUB 36 million worth),  Paus bucket cleaning machine (RUB 18 million worth). Nickel electrolysis plant is getting new tanks, whereas, the Kola MMC refinery is being furnished with new electric filters. 

The Kola MMC obsolete equipment refurbishing program is being brought to life in order to increase labour and economic performance.  By the end of this year, the Kola MMC is receiving more than 1200 units of equipment RUB 1,2 billion worth.