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Major Russian polluter Norilsk Nickel to move some production to China, circumventing sanctions
Norilsk Nickel, the Arctic mega-polluting metals group controlled by Russia’s richest man Vladimir Potanin, will move some copper smelting production from its home country to China, as western sanctions restrict access to key pieces of equipment and cut profitability, Potanin said in a recent interview.