According to Gazeta.ru, a syndicate of banks — Citigroup, ING and SG CIB — has increased the credit line for Norilsk Nickel, Russian main metal producer. The credit was increased from $200 mln up to US$ 300 mln. Several banks, such as Banque Commercial pour l'Europe du Nord - Eurobank, Bayerische Hypo und Vereinsbank AG, Commerzbank AG and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited has joined the syndicate.