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RT-Engineering, a Rostec holding, is wrapping up commissioning work at the Chernogorsky Mining and Processing Plant's processing facility in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Region. Operations are scheduled to start by the end of 2026.

The final phase is now focused on:

synchronizing the various processing stages into a single production chain
testing equipment and configuring automated control systems
fine-tuning safety protection and interlock algorithms

The project stands out for its scale and location:

built from scratch in permafrost, making it one of the largest industrial projects of its kind in the Arctic
home to platinum and palladium, critical raw materials used across high-tech industries
part of Russia’s Arctic Zone Development Strategy through 2035
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