Norilsk Nickel expects its output of nickel, copper and platinum group metals this year to be unchanged from 2001, but forecasts a resumption of growth in 2003 once necessary upgrades to production facilities are complete, company directors said. "We are in the middle of upgrading our furnaces and this creates bottlenecks," Deputy Chairman Leonid Rozhetskin said. However, he said the current investment "will put us in a position to begin growth of ore and metal production again.
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