
Nornickel, one of the world’s largest producers of nickel and palladium, maintained stable production in the first quarter of 2025, with only marginal declines in most key metals despite persistent headwinds in the global metals market. The company reported a 1.1% year-on-year decrease in nickel output to 41.6 thousand tonnes, a 0.4% dip in copper…
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Researchers from the Krasnoyarsk Scientific Centre and Siberian Federal University have developed new palladium-carbon nanocomposite materials with enhanced electrochemical properties, according to the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The materials, synthesized using plasma chemical techniques, show promise for applications in fuel cells, batteries, and other electrochemical devices due to their improved reaction…
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Russia’s Nornickel, the world’s top supplier of palladium, a metal mainly used in car manufacturing, is pushing to expand its industrial applications as demand from automakers decline. In collaboration with the Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant, Russian state-owned refinery, and with support from the Chinese Precious Metals Committee, the company introduced palladium-based bushings as an alternative…
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