Based on information from MMC Norilsk Nickel.

MMC Norilsk Nickel has undergone a certification audit of its integrated system of quality control and environment management (ISQCEM) in accordance with ISO standards 9001:2000 and 14001:2004. The audit was conducted by one of the leading international certification bodies, BVQI (Holding) SA.

The audit brought to light many very positive aspects of the ISQCEM, in particular the following: the importance of the policies and aims with regard to quality control and environment management; the competence of managers and personnel with regard to the carrying out of the ISQCEM; the depth and scope of ISQCEM analysis on the part of senior management; the monitoring of compliance with legal and other demands relating to ecological concerns; the openness and provision of information to the public in the event of environmental concerns being identified; the efficiency of the system for the training and development of personnel.

As a result of the ISQCEM audit, MMC Norilsk Nickel has been recommended for certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 in the area of “Production and Project Management, the Sale and Supplying of Products (nickel, copper, cobalt, precious metals, sulfur, selenium and tellurium)”.

As Jokves Rozenberg, MMC Norilsk Nickel’s Deputy General Director and the senior management’s representative with regard to ISQCEM says – “The excellent results achieved are, without doubt, of great credit to the company’s workforce as a whole. The outcome of the audit indicates the directions for the further refining and development of the system that the company will need to address in further consolidating its activities. This international certification of compliance is not a prize, and nor is it an award, it represents the additional responsibilities we have taken on with respect to the world as a whole. An efficiently working management system is an essential instrument, and one that enables us to reliably guarantee the satisfaction of the company’s customers demands with regard to our products, as well as enabling us to successfully carry out the company’s plans in the area of environmental security.”