Norilsk Nickel is a Russian mining and smelting company specializing in nickel and palladium products. The company was founded in 1993 and privatized in 1997. Norilsk Nickel is one of the world’s largest producers of nickel and palladium and a leading global producer of platinum and copper. Norilsk Nickel employs approximately 96,000 workers and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.