| CPCS | Computerised process control system |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| TJ | Terajoule |
| GCF | Gas condensate field |
| MMC | Mining and Metallurgical Company |
| HO | Head Office |
| OEP | Ore-enrichment plant |
| SS (GOST) | State standard |
| u.s. | Urban settlement |
| Group | Norilsk Nickel Company Group |
| C&L (GSM) | Combustibles and lubricants |
| HPP (GES) | Hydropower plant |
| Leader YSM | Leader Young Specialist Movement |
| EU | European Union |
| CJSC | Closed Joint-Stock Company |
| PB | Polar branch |
| IT | Information technology |
| KMMC | Kola Mining and Metallurgic Company |
| CA | Collective agreement |
| CIMS | Corporate integrated management system in quality and the environment of MMC Norilsk Nickel |
| CSR | Corporate social responsibility |
| LME | London Metals Exchange |
| MBGEI | Municipal budgetary general educational institution |
| CF | Copper factory |
| МICEX | Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange |
| ME | Municipal entity |
| PGM | Platinum group metals |
| IFRS | International financial reporting standards |
| NCO | Non-profit organisations |
| NMP | Kolesnikov Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant |
| UWC | Unfavourable weather conditions |
| NGEI | Nongovernment educational institution |
| NIR | Norilsk industrial district |
| RTD | Regulatory technical documentation |
| NTPA | Norilsk Trade and Production Association |
| NTEC | Norilsk Taimyr Energy Company |
| NB | Norilsk branch |
| OJSC | Open Joint-Stock Company |
| LSGB | Local self-government bodies |
| LTD | Limited liability company |
| HSEP | Health, safety and environmental protection |
| EEL | Environmental emissions limit |
| PA | Production association |
| RMRS | Russian Maritime Register of Shipping |
| ROCS NN | Russian Organisations of Corporate Structure belonging to the Norilsk Nickel Company Group |
| RUIE | Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs |
| RF | Russian Federation |
| PPE | Personal protective equipment |
| MM | Mass media |
| SMS | Safety management system |
| SFU | Siberian Federal University |
| EMS | Environmental management system |
| OS | Occupational safety |
| TMD | Taimyr Municipal District |
| FR | Feasibility reports |
| CHP | Combined heat and power plant |
| PF | Payroll fund |
| CTD | Central transportation department |
| YNAA | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area |
| ARC 7 | Arctic Class 7 |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals |