Outokumpu Technology Oyj has signed a contract with nickel and PGM (Platinum Group Metals) producer MMC Norilsk Nickel for the modernization of a flash smelting production line at Nadezhda metallurgical plant in Norilsk, Russia. The value of the contract is some EUR 16 million. Outokumpu Technology’s scope in the expansion and modernization project includes engineering, all the equipment and materials for flash smelting furnace No. 1, as well as installation and commissioning services. The renewed line will be operational by mid-2008.
