Norilsk Nickel has acquired 19.73% of Archangelsk Sea Commercial Port from Northern Shipping Company OJSC, Viktor Borodin, representative of Norilsk Nickel told RBC. Thus, the share of Norilsk Nickel in Archangelsk SeaCommercial Port grew from 53.5% to 73.23%.
Archangelsk Sea Commercial Port is a multi-profile stevedoring company operating at the port of Archangelsk. It is specialized in transshipment of general cargo, cellulose, cardboard, containers, timber, metal, fertilizers, heavy equipment and dry bulk cargo.
Open Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel is the world's leading producer of nickel and palladium, and one of the largest global producers of platinum and copper. In addition to this, the Group also produces a variety of by-products, such as cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium and sulfur.