{"version":"1","article":{"id":"russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","slug":"russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026?lang=en","title":"Nornickel and BELAZ to form underground mining equipment venture","summary":"An agreement signed September 7 envisages new machine development and a full-cycle repair facility.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Nornickel","url":"https://nornickel.com/news-and-media/press-releases-and-news/nornickel-and-belaz-agree-to-establish-a-joint-venture/","publishedAt":"2026-09-07","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-nornickel-belaz-mining-equipment-jv-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Nornickel and Belarusian manufacturer BELAZ signed an agreement in Zhodino on September 7 to establish a joint venture for underground mining equipment. In the text released by Nornickel, the cooperation includes developing new machines and a full-cycle facility for production, repair and maintenance. The companies have worked together on underground equipment since 2022.","Nornickel said six MoAZ-75851 mine trucks and one MoAZ-4076 load-haul-dump machine are undergoing trials in Norilsk; BELAZ is factory-testing a 45-tonne BELAZ-75855 truck and a BELAZ-79550 loader with a 17.2-tonne capacity. The companies also aim to develop machines powered by alternatives such as electricity and hydrogen, and plan pilot-industrial tests of battery-powered mine trucks in 2027. These are announced plans and tests, not completed serial-production results."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"An agreement signed September 7 envisages new machine development and a full-cycle repair facility.\n\nNornickel and Belarusian manufacturer BELAZ signed an agreement in Zhodino on September 7 to establish a joint venture for underground mining equipment. In the text released by Nornickel, the cooperation includes developing new machines and a full-cycle facility for production, repair and maintenance. The companies have worked together on underground equipment since 2022.\n\nNornickel said six MoAZ-75851 mine trucks and one MoAZ-4076 load-haul-dump machine are undergoing trials in Norilsk; BELAZ is factory-testing a 45-tonne BELAZ-75855 truck and a BELAZ-79550 loader with a 17.2-tonne capacity. The companies also aim to develop machines powered by alternatives such as electricity and hydrogen, and plan pilot-industrial tests of battery-powered mine trucks in 2027. These are announced plans and tests, not completed serial-production results.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}