Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company JSC, Monchegorsk, Russia
Е. А. Baronin, Master of Sciences (Chemist), Chief Manager of the Scientific and Technical Centre, e-mail: BaroninEA@kolagmk.ru
А. V. Shevcov, Engineer (Thermophysist), Chief Specialist of Hydrometallurgical Department of the Scientific and Technical Center
P. V. Smirnov, Engineer (Chemist), Head of Hydrometallurgical Department of the Scientific and Technical Center

Metallic nickel is being used for a long time in a wide range of products, from special and decorative coatings to special alloys and chemical current sources. As the scope of consumption expands, the range of metal manifacturers is systematically expanding. Currently, the metal products market is saturated with offers from foreign representatives of the metallurgical industry, including Indonesia, the Philippines, New Caledonia, Canada, Australia, China, Brazil, the USA. In connection with the current situation, JSC Kola MMC has set and is solving the problem of expanding the product line with the release of the most appealing products for the consumer, specifically high-purity premium brands with improved weight and size characteristics and a special shape, for various intermediate and final production. Employees and specialists of the enterprise daily solve problems related to the cathode nickel production of increased thickness, the quality characteristics of which are not inferior to offers from similar industries. Also, with the development of new production areas (additive technologies) and improvement of existing production ways of special nickel-based alloys, specialists of JSC Kola MMC are developing a production technology of small-sized forms of cathode nickel, resembling rondelles in their shape. This article describes the most up-to-date information about the scale in nickel production in the world and the achievements of JSC Kola MMC in solving global production problems.

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