Post Congress Technical Tour 3

Norilsk Nickel in Harjavalta and Outotec Research Center in Pori, Finland

Date: Thursday, June 10

Time: 06.30-19.30 hrs

Bus transportation from the Infacon Congress hotels according to the following schedule:
at 6.25 Scadic Marski
at 6.35 Scandic Grand Marina Hotel
at 6.50 Hotel Helka

Places to visit: Norilsk Nickel in Harjavalta and Outotec Research Center in Pori

Price: € 75,00 (incl. vat) per person including transportation (pick-up from your hotel), guided visits and meals during the day

Minimum group size: 30 persons

Programme:

06.30 - 10.30 Bus transportation from Infacon-hotels to Pori

Coffee break at Café Pelimanni at half-way during the drive

10.30 - 12.30 Site visit at Norilsk Nickel in Harjavalta

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch at Norilsk Nickel

13.30 - 14.00 Bus transportation to Pori

14.00 - 16.00 Site visit at Outotec Research Center in Pori

16.00 - 19.30 Bus tranportation from Pori to Helsinki

Short stop at Humppila Glass factory & shop at half-way during the drive

Norilsk Nickel in Harjavalta, Finland

Norilsk Nickel Finland became part of Norilsk Nickel as a result of the OM Group’s nickel business acquisition on 1 March 2007. Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta is the only nickel refining plant in Finland.

The plant was commisioned in 1959, expanded in 1995 and in 2002 including the construction of the Chemical plant.

Harjavalta plant processes nickel concentrates from the Norilsk Nickel Group’s operations and nickel semi-products from third parties. Concentrates are preliminarily treated under the agreement with Boliden Harjavalta plant of Boliden AB located in the same Suurteollisuuspuisto industrial park in Finland as Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta. High grade matte and other semiproducts with high nickel content are then delivered directly to the Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta refinery.

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Outotec Research Center in Pori, Finland

Outotec's Pori Research Center focuses on mineral technology, metallurgical research (hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and ferrous technology) and material technology. Experimental research covers pilot plants and analytical services including environmental measurements.

Outotec has fully equipped laboratories and two bench scale pilot facilities to carry out supporting research services, such as studies in materials selection, analytical chemistry, fluid dynamics and modeling and simulation.