[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

Ecology of Chelyabinsk: Air Pollution, 11 July 2024

The high level of air pollution in Chelyabinsk is due to operations of large industrial enterprises that emit harmful substances into the atmosphere. These include the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, the Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant, the Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant, the Chelyabinsk Coke Chemical Production Plant ("Mechel-Coke"), the Zinc Plant, and OAO "AKSI," a manufacturer of thermal insulation materials.