17 May 2004 05:23
Norilsk Nickel RAS net profits soar 10-fold in 2003 (Part 2)
The company said it produced 203,557 tonnes of nickel and 430,625
tonnes of copper in 2003, compared with 184,969 tonnes and 426,243
MOSCOW. May 17 (Interfax) - MMC Norilsk Nickel's net profits audited to Russian standards (RAS) soared to 36.484
billion rubles in 2003 from 3.701 billion rubles in 2002, the Arctic mining and smelting giant said in its report.
tonnes respectively in 2002.
"Output of all metal products grew in 2003 compared with 2002 mainly because [the company] mined and processed
better-quality ore," Norilsk Nickel said. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG MET RES CORA] pr
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