In Q4 2018 Nornickel nickel output was 62 thousand tons, up by 16% QoQ.
In 2018 nickel manufacture grew by 1%, to 219 thousand tons.
Of the company own raw materials the output was 217 thousand tons, up by 3%.
Copper manufacture in Q4 2018 grew by 3%, to 124 thousand tons. In 2018 the company produced 474 thousand tons of copper, up by 18%.
Palladium output in Q4 2018 dropped by 10% QoQ, to 632 thousand tons and platinum – by 22%, to 140 thousand ounces.
Palladium manufacture in 2018 was 2729 thousand ounces, down by 2% YoY, and platinum – 653 thousand ounces, down by 3%.
The forecasts for 2019 remain unchanged – 220-225 thousand tons of nickel, 430-450 thousand tons of copper, 2770-2800 thousand ounces of palladium and 646-670 thousand ounces of platinum. (Ukrainian metal)