Norilsk Nickel has launches pilot operations at its Arctic based Talnakh concentrator plant as part of a first stage upgrade to improve productivity. The government of the Russian Federation grants a mining license for Maslovskoye platinum copper nickel deposit, located in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory to MMC Norilsk Nickel. Norilsk Nickel celebrates its 80th anniversary. Rosa Khutor introduces a package tour comprising air-travel, transfers, lodging and entertainment activities. It’s a novelty for the Russian travel market. In July, Interros exits Interport – a joint venture with Kratos group. Vladimir Potanin increases funding of charity programs. Russia's Federal Tourist Agency Rostourism and Rosa Khutor start cooperation aimed at development of domestic and international tourism in Russia. In 2015, Rosa Khutor hosted over 1,350 mln gests. In September, Russian Ministry of Health grants Petrovax Pharm with the full production cycle license for Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine. Thus Pfizer completes the transfer of Prevenar 13 manufacturing process to Petrovax Pharm. Petrovax Pharm expands its sales to Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Norilsk Nickel wins the first place in the Russian Major Companies Corporate Transparency Rating 2015. Rosa Khutor named best Russian ski resort by World Ski Awards-2015 for the third consecutive year.