Nornickel donates $143 million to fight COVID-19 and support workers and small businesses in Russia’s Far North

MOSCOW, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Russia’s biggest metal and mining company Norilsk Nickel, owned by Vladimir Potanin, has donated RUB10.5bn ($143mn) to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect the health of its workers. The funds will provide medical equipment, medicine and personal protective gear for local healthcare facilities, Company’s operating sites and employees, as well as extend additional support to employees and to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nornickel’s regions of operation.