Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Discontinued a number of its cigarette products and reduced manufacturing activity. Suspended marketing activities in the country. The company was working on options to exit the Russian market in an orderly manner. Philip Morris planned to leave Russia by the end of 2022 but later admits it may never sell its Russian business. NACP included Philip Morris International in the list of international sponsors of the war.
Promised to suspend investments, marketing and launch of new products. The company not excluded the possibility of a suspension of its manufacturing operations in Russia. But is still operating in Russia with increasing revenue volumes in 2022 vs 2021 (+$1.5bn or +26%). NACP included Japan Tobacco International in the list of international sponsors of the war. The Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications at Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Sergei Glushkov, informed journalists that the company has decided to maintain its business operations in Russia. According to him, JTI does not want to 'deprive consumers of the products they are accustomed to,' despite 'events of two years ago.
The company announced the suspension of the sale of Pepsi-Cola, 7Up and Mirinda (replacing them with Evervess and Frustyle). The company continued to produce other products in Russia. It also suspends capital investments and all advertising and promotional activities in Russia. In September 2022 PepsiCo Inc has stopped making Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew in Russia nearly six months after the U.S. company said it would suspend sales and production after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. For 11 months, from the beginnig of the war, the company has not taken any visible steps to exit and continues to sell chips and dairy products in Russia. Still operating in Russia with increasing revenue volumes in 2022 vs 2021 (+$223mn or +5%). Profit volumes also significantly increased in 2022 vs 2021. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included two leading food corporations, PepsiCo and Mars, on the list of international sponsors of the war. SAS is taking swift action and have already announced a boycott of Pepsi products due to their continued business in russia and financially fueling Russia's war. In 2024, the American company PepsiCo started the operation of the first phase of the factory of snacks and salty snacks in Russia, near Novosibirsk. Despite the war, the company has been operating in Russia for over 60 years, and opened a new plant with a production capacity of 60,000 tons per year.
The company promised to scale back the business and will refocus in feeding the Russian people and pets. "Any profits from the Russian business will be used for humanitarian causes. The company will not import or export the products. Factories and sales still operating in Russia". Still operating in Russia with increasing revenue volumes in 2022 vs 2021 (+$432mn or +20%). Mars last year announced the suspension of operations in Russia. However, some factories of the company continue to produce chocolate and other products. The Prosecutor's Office of the Moscow Region is investigating the Mars company due to possible financing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included two leading food corporations, PepsiCo and Mars, on the list of international sponsors of the war.
The company is suspending KitKat and Nesquik, among other brands. It halted non-essential imports and exports into and out of Russia, stopped advertising, and suspended all capital investment in the country. Nestle doesn't expect to make a profit in the country or pay any related taxes for the foreseeable future in Russia, any profit will be donated to humanitarian relief organizations. On January 26, 2024 the Swiss company Nestle (brands Pro Plan, Purina One, Gourmet, Darling, Felix) warned suppliers about another increase in prices for cat and dog food starting in February.
The company keeps doing business in Russia as usual. The CEO of the Metro supermarket chain confirmed plans to continue business in Russia. The National Agency for Prevention of Corruption included Metro AG in the list of international war sponsors. Metro emphasized that they are maintaining operational activities in the country. The press service added that the priorities for 2023 are the strengthening of strategic business, expansion of the assortment, services and further digitalization. In addition, it is planned to "expand the geography of presence by opening stores under the "Fasol" franchise in new regions for the company." Slightly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
The company discontinued all new capital investments in Russia and is suspending all media, advertising, and promotional activity. Product portfolio has been reduced to focus on basic health, hygiene and personal care items. Procter & Gamble Corporation was included in list of international war sponsors by the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) due to continuing presence in Russia. Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2023.
Initially, the company promised to scale back all non-essential activities in Russia, discontinue all new capital investments and suspends advertising media spending. But later they announced: "We continue to evaluate the situation in Ukraine and Russia and our ability to control our operating activities and businesses on an ongoing basis, and we continue to consolidate both our Ukrainian and Russian subsidiaries. During the first quarter of 2022, Ukraine generated 0.3% and Russia generated 2.4% of consolidated net revenue and during the first quarter of 2023, Ukraine generated 0.4% and Russia generated 2.8% of consolidated net revenue". Significantly increased revenue in Russia from $1.016bn in 2021 to $1.463bn in 2022. Was included in the list of international war sponsors by NACP.
The company promised to stop new investments in Russia. It is continuing to work in Russia, and are taking all required measures to ensure an uninterrupted supply of medicines. Despite the statements of international pharmaceutical companies about the suspension of new tests in Russia after the start of military operations in Ukraine, the British-Swedish AstraZeneca will conduct a study of a new drug for the prevention of COVID-19 in the Russian Federation, which is necessary before its registration.
The company promised to stop any new spending not related to the supply of the essential and life-changing medicines and vaccines in Russia, as well as in Belarus. Increased revenue, profit and assets in Russia in 2022 vs 2021. Customs data shows that the latest deliveries were in 2023. Sanofi experiencing serious supply problems from its Russian plant to EU market.
Initially promised to suspend investment and technology deployment to its Russia operations. But the company increased its market share in Russia and is expanding. The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) has included the leading global oil company SLB (formerly Schlumberger), headquartered in the USA, on the list of international sponsors of the war. On July 14, 2023 SLB announced that it is halting shipments of products and technology into Russia from all SLB facilities worldwide in response to the continued expansion of international sanctions. SLB-based oilfield services provider SLB has said it has no current plans to end its operations in Russia despite the ongoing conflict with Ukraine and resulting Western pressure. The world's largest oilfield services company SLB is expanding in Russia after its main Western competitors exited the market in the wake of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Swiss-Greek Coca-Cola HBC, despite the promise to support the implementation of the decision of the American Coca-Cola Company and statements in support of Ukraine, is leaving Russia and not gathering. But she lost the opportunity to bottle and sell drinks under the Coca-Cola brand - at least legally. In August 2022, Coca-Cola HBC announced that it had sold the last old stocks of original Coca-Cola and would now develop its Russian business "on a much smaller scale" under the new name - "Multon Partners" (that was the name of the Russian juice company, which Coca- Cola HBC bought in 2005). "Multon Partners" will focus on the production and sale of local brands "Dobry", Rich and "My Family", it was said in the release - and it was emphasized that the raw materials will be exclusively local, that is, The Coca-Cola Company will not supply concentrates for beverages.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2023.
The company is temporarily closing its stores in Russia and suspending investments in the country. There are no statements about its Russian plant. In Russia, the Group has temporarily closed all its own stores and e-commerce sites and suspended all industrial and media investments. In accordance with European and American sanctions, L'Oreal promised to suspend the sales of all products except essential daily products. The share in sales through own websites is minimal. After the suspension, L'Oreal increased cooperation with other sites, including sanctioned ones. The company officially works in Crimea. Advertising expenses were not stopped - all investments were suspended for only 2-3 months. Now everything has been restored and even increased. The delivery of goods through Turkey and Kazakhstan was arranged. L'Oréal announced on November 26, 2023 that its factory in Kaluga, central Russia, within the group, is maintaining its operations in Russia to avoid a takeover by local authorities.
Initially suspended operations in Russia. The company's statement regarding Ukraine contained the following sentence: "we have decided to temporarily suspend all non-essential activities and development plans in Russia, like most other food companies" later this part of the statement was revised to "All non-essential activities and development plans in Russia remain on hold ”, avoiding comparison with “other food companies”. The vast majority of exports are direct. Comparing total exports for the year beginning March 1, 2022 versus a year earlier by value, the growth is 33% ($120 million vs. $90 million). The 33% increase in value was not enough to maintain the market share of exported chocolate: it fell from 18.2% to 16.9%.
Still operating in Russia. One of the main players in the plant protection products market.
Still operating in Russia. Paid $42 mn of taxes in 2022.
Stopping all non-essential business in Russia and Belarus, while ensuring continued access to health and agriculture products. In this regard, the company decided to continue supplying agricultural products to Russian farmers. Bayer added that it expects Russian authorities to help protect the free flow of agricultural products, expressing the hope that they will not use the food to put pressure on other countries.
The company suspended all advertising, enrollment in clinical trials, and any additional investment in Russia. It was decided to suspend supply of the personal care products in Russia. The company will continue to supply the medicines and medical devices in the region. Suppliers of Johnson & Johnson goods began to send notices to opticians about the suspension of imports.
The company suspends non-essential business activity in the country, including all new investments, business development and advertising. So far, the only product (treatment of diabetes) left on the Russian market is the American Abbott.
Begins a process aimed at transferring ownership of its Russia business. Strepsils maker Reckitt Benckiser said in April 2022 that it would transfer ownership of its Russian business to a third party or local employees, but so far has failed to do so. Trading data shows that Reckitt Benckiser Exports into Russia. Freeze capital investments, advertising, sponsorships and promotions in Russia. Began process of aimed at transferring Russian business.
Suspended commercial activities; managing existing backlog
On March 11, 2022 Leroy Merlin announced that it does not plan to reduce its operations in Russia, where it operates 143 stores. On March 17, 2022 they disconnected the Ukrainian office from corporate communications and announced that they would increase deliveries to the Russian Federation. Stopped new investments, imports, and financing in Russia. But the latest video investigation confirms that a French company is supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine. On March 24, 2023 ADEO announces its intention to transfer control of Leroy Merlin Russia to the local management. The company Scenari Holding, registered in the United Arab Emirates, became the main owner of "Leroy Merlin Vostok", the Russian structure of the chain of stores, according to the data of the EGRUL. 12.2023: The record about the founder of JSC "BRICOLAGE INVESTISSMAN FRANCE" has been deleted from EGRUL. SCENARI HOLDING LP (UAE) becomes the new founder of the organization. 19.12.2023: The status of a legal entity is changed to "The legal entity is in the process of reorganization in the form of joining it with other legal entities." In the course of a detailed investigation, it turned out that the company signed a technical agreement on the alleged sale of the main business in Russia (SCENARI HOLDING LP from the UAE), but the CEO (Defassier Laurent, Louis, Claude) stayed the same since 2019, the company signs new contracts with the group and authorities of the Russian Federation (including the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs), trademarks are extended in Rospatent until 2031. In addition, as the L'Express investigation showed, SCENARI HOLDING LP has the same General Director as in Russia - Laurent Defassier, so the company used a tax optimization scheme, also called layering. Also, most of the imports in 2023 by Leroy Merlin Vostok in Russia was received from ADEO. The French chain of DIY stores Leroy Merlin made a fifth of its sales and a quarter of its profits in Russia last year, according to financial data from its parent company Adeo seen by AFP on Monday, August 12, 2024. In its 2023 consolidated accounts filed with the Lille business court, Adeo said the transfer of control over operational activities was completed fully only at the end of December 2023. However, it said Adeo remains a "passive investor", and that conditions had not been met for it to deconsolidate the operations from its 2023 accounts, including retaining share capital as of the end of the year.
Continuing to operate food and feed facilities in Russia. Scaling back Russian business. Suspended new investments, unspecified scaling down of non-essential operations. The Russian "subsidiary" of the American corporation Cargill will stop exporting grain from Russia in the next agricultural year. In the letter, the company informs that in the next agricultural season 2023/24 (starting on July 1, 2023 and lasting until June 30, 2024) LLC "Cargill" does not plan to export grain from Russia "in accordance with the earlier discussion of grain export issues and recommendations of the Ministry of Agriculture". At the same time, the company promised that shipments planned for the current 2022/23 season will be carried out ""in full in accordance with the existing quota. Cargill confirmed to S&P Global that they still intend to purchase and sell Russian grain. A spokesman for the Russian Union of Grain Exporters declared that “Cargill has made a decision to close one of its business lines but not to leave the Russian market”. Decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Samsung Electronics suspended all shipments to Russia but continues operating r&d center in Moscow and collaborating with government science institutions sharing advanced technologies. Samsung Electronics said nothing had been decided after a newspaper reported the company https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-expects-return-russian-market-this-year-izvestia-newspaper-2022-09-14/ was expected to return to the Russian market this year, six months after suspending shipments following the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian authorities are "losing patience" with electronics manufacturers Samsung and LG and are preparing to ban their equipment in the country because they refuse to sell their plants in the Kaluga and Moscow regions. And although Russian vendors, including Lex, Kuppersberg, Schaub Lorenz and others, were actively interested in buying these capacities, they could not come to an agreement, since South Korean manufacturers do not give in on the price. Decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
According to Russian press, Huawei has stopped taking on new contracts to supply network equipment to Russian operators. Suspend new orders and furlough some staff; 1/07/2022: activated hiring 19/08/2022: Huawei stores in Russia stop selling products to visitors (lack of official supply); 6/09/2022: relocated Chinese and Russian managers and heads of divisions to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Russia and China already have experience of cooperation in the IT sphere. One of the Russian developers works with the Chinese company Alibaba Group, and Red Soft has a joint project with Huawei. Taiwanese MSI became the leader in laptop sales in Russia, overtaking Asus and Huawei.
The Coca-Cola Company is suspending its business in Russia but starts making in Russia 'Dobry Cola' and a bunch of juices with brands like Rich and Moya Semya. The Coca-Cola Company's statement meant that direct official sales of Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and other brands in Russia are no longer possible, even though the American company itself has never engaged in them. Ten Russian Coca-Cola plants were owned, bottled and sold by a separate independent company — Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC), registered in Switzerland. The American Coca-Cola Company owns 21.3% of its shares. The profits of Multon Partners LLC, the Russian division of Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V., totaled 10.25 billion roubles (a little over $111 million) in 2023 — more than four times more than in 2022 (2.3 billion roubles), according to the company's financial statements. Back in March 2022, almost immediately after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Coca-Cola announced that it was suspending its business in the country. Its chief competitor, PepsiCo, issued a similar statement. However, leaving the Russian market behind proved to be easier said than done. Slightly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
LG Electronics is suspending all shipments to Russia and will continue to keep a close watch on the situation as it unfolds. The management of the South Korean LG is discussing the possibility of closing the plant in Russia (it produces refrigerators, washing machines and televisions) and transferring production to Uzbekistan at the Artel facility. The Polish plant of the South Korean LG began to install Smart TV software adapted for the Russian market on the TVs it produces. Russian online cinemas are pre-installed on the devices supplied by parallel import and there is support for the voice assistant "Alice". Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. Home appliance manufacturer LG has relaunched its application for viewing LG Channels TV channels in Russia. Previously, the Ukrainian Megogo was responsible for developing the application of the South Korean brand, but after February 2022 the company stopped supporting it in the Russian Federation. The new application was presented by the LG development center in St. Petersburg. This is not the first time that a Korean company has shown interest in the Russian market, to which it has not officially supplied products for three years. According to Russian media reports on September 12, 2024, LG, which has withdrawn from the Russian market, has recently applied to register a trademark for cosmetics in Russia.
Temporary suspension of shipments to Russia due to supply chain issues. Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022 (more than 2.7x! times).
No action taken; still operating in Russia. Decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Temporarily paused operations in Russia but still operating in Russia; not disclosed publicly (factory in Krasnodar). CLAAS, based in Germany, has not curtailed its work in Russia. CLAAS noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article that its food-production equipment falls within exemptions from international sanctions against Russia. The company wants to make a contribution to the global food supply even in times of war, said company boss Mohr. He calls the stopping of the grain agreement “frustrating” and officially declared that the Ivans will not leave the market and it is strategically important for them. Decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
The company made a statement about humanitarian support of Ukraine. Stopping supplies to Russia and marketing activities. Dutch health technology company Philips (PHG.AS) will continue to deliver hospital equipment to Russia, despite its war on Ukraine, Chief Executive Officer Roy Jakobs said on Tuesday. Jakobs said Philips' activities in Russia centred on the maintenance and delivery of hospital equipment such as large medical scanners, while it has stopped the sale of its personal healthcare products there - except for maternal care products. 25.09.2023: The full name was changed from PHILIPS HOME EQUIPMENT LLC to VERSUNI LLC | The entry about the founder PHILIPS DOMESTIC APPLAINSIS HOLDING B.V. has been deleted. The entry about the founder PHILIPS DOMESTIC APPLAINSIS NETHERLAND B.V. has been deleted. VERSUNI HOLDING B.V. becomes the new founder of the organization and VERSUNI NETHERLANDS B.V. becomes the new founder of the organization - internal deal. Philips is not trying ot leave as it took half a billion RUB in loans in war year 2022 and invested it in fixed assets. Household appliances from Bosch, Delonghi and Philips, produced for the Ukrainian market, began to be supplied to the Russian Federation and sold through marketplaces and electronics store chains. Philips struck a deal with the Chechnyan ministry of health in July, 2023. They've transformed the Russia branch to a medical supplier, and in that light they don't mind doing business with Kadyrov (a photo with Kadyrov's son-in-law and a Russian Philips manager right after they signed an agreement was published in Instagram feed about the deal).
Promised to end shipments of new cars; dealerships running and warranty obligations honored. The Volkswagen Group report also mentions the agreement reached in December 2022 on the sale of Porsche showrooms in Russia to an investor unrelated to the German corporation. Let us remind you that the Porsche brand is part of the Volkswagen concern. We are talking about LLC "Porsche Russland" and LLC "Porsche Center Moscow". According to the data, the transaction assumes the possibility of repurchase of assets, but not earlier than in five years, and the deadline for repurchase is ten years. At the moment, the deal is being evaluated by the Russian government. Porsche Board Member Allegedly Seeks Deal With Putin To Rebuild Russia’s Auto Industry. In the letter obtained by Der Spiegel, Siegfried Wolf proposed to Putin that the new Volga cars be based on Skoda models. Significantly reduced revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Still operating in Russia due to "unimaginable leaving from a human point of view" working for the benefit of the civilian population. The latest video investigation confirms that a French company is supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine. The National Agency for Prevention of Corruption included the French corporation "Auchan" in the list of international war sponsors. "Auchan Retail Russia continues to work on the Russian market and does not plan to change either its strategy or its work organization. Auchan in Russia works autonomously, without investments from the parent company. There are no plans to open new stores. At the same time, all existing stores continue their work and there are no plans to close them," the retailer noted. Ceetrus, owned by the Auchan group, may sell its assets in Russia. The Ceetrus group, which owns and operates almost 300 shopping centers in Europe, is considering the possibility of selling its assets in Russia. Retailer Auchan refutes rumors about leaving the Russian market, the company continues its work in Russia and plans development in the country, the retailer said in a statement. Auchan made the corresponding statement against the backdrop of recent news about transactions in the real estate market. Earlier it became known that the French company Ceetrus, part of the Auchan Holding group, closed a deal to sell Russian assets. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, from April 12, 2024, the Trade Galleries company became the new owner. “The change of founders, as well as any other structural or organizational changes occurring in third-party companies, do not in any way affect the activities of Auchan in Russia,” the release adds. The retailer also reminds that since 2023, Auchan Retail Russia has been operating in the Russian market independently from the parent company. Auchan, one of the few French chains still operating in the Russian Federation, found a local buyer to exit Russia and entered the final stage of negotiations. According to La Lettre, the Mulliez chain is in final negotiations with a local buyer for the sale of its Russian branch. The name of the buyer has not yet been disclosed, but the signing of the agreement may take place in the coming weeks. The company has not yet confirmed or denied this information. 29.10.2024: Auchan filed an application to register a new trademark.
OSTC no longer operates in Russia. OSTC ceased its business operations in Russia in March 2022 in response to the invasion into Ukraine and has been working with its professional advisors since then to fully close down the legal entity.
LVMH temporarily closes its 124 stores in Russia. Suspend all operations in Russia.
According to press reports, the company is discontinuing the local production in Russia and export to the Russian market. But Rolls-Royce also has new cars for sale in Russia and claim they don't know how. The German automobile concerns Mercedes-Benz and BMW disconnected Russian dealers from the software, which was used for car maintenance. Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Suspends retail and e-commerce operations in Russia. Adidas said it would suspend sales in Russia, cutting 1 percent of expected revenue growth this year. The company has about 500 stores in Russia and the countries of the former USSR. Adidas announced closing its stores in Russia shortly after the invasion in 2022. The customs records indeed show that shipments of Adidas products stopped as well. However, the shipments have resumed in October of 2022 and by value have easily exceeded pre-invasion levels. Comparing total shipments for Adidas trademark for the last three years leads to a clear conclusion: after the invasion and the Adidas announcement of leaving Russia the imports drastically reduced from the total $195.3 m in '21 to $64 m in '22. Yet toward the second part of '23 the volume has been restored, so the total for that year was $198.7 m.
All exportation of cars to Russia and importation from Russia are suspended. The car plant in Kaluga, which had been shut down since April 2022, resumed production of French Stellantis cars: the Automotive Technologies company with little-known owners launched the assembly of the Citroen C5 Aircross. According to customs data, vehicle kits for assembly come from China from the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen Automobile plant. The Stellantis concern in February announced that at the end of 2023 it was no longer related to both the joint venture in China with Dongfeng and the plant in Kaluga, control over which it considered lost. The Automotive Technologies company announced the start of sales of crossovers under the Citroen C5 Aircross brand, assembled at the PSMA Rus plant in Kaluga. Production began in March without permission from the European company Stellantis, which owns the rights to the brand. She left Russia after the start of the war in Ukraine.
The company promised to stop all exports into its sales channels in the country. Apple Pay and other services have been limited. Apple pulls top Russian social media app, VKontakte, from App Store but in few days Apple has restored the Russian social network "VKontakte" in the App Store. Due to a decrease in demand for premium smartphones from Apple and “uncontrolled supplies” of parallel imports, an oversupply of smartphones has developed on the market, primarily the iPhone 14 and 13. At the end of spring 2023, some iPhone models even fell in price by 6-10%. The American company Apple has published new rules for Russian app developers, allowing their users to use external payment methods for making purchases without Apple's involvement. Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia: "Apple paid a fine of 1.1 billion rubles (~$13mn) to the Russian budget. In July 2022, the service found the company to have violated antitrust laws. Apple prohibited iOS app developers from informing in-app customers about the ability to pay for purchases outside the App Store, as well as from using alternative payment methods.” Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Production on one site in St. Petersburg is stopped. Significantly reduced revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
The company stopped all sales in Russia and then Belarus. The company actively shutting down cloud operations in Russia. SAP delays Russia exit as deal talks fail and workers at risk. The German company SAP, one of the world's largest developers of ERP systems, was left with several hundred million euros in operating profit due to its departure from Russia and Belarus. All losses are reflected in its report for 2022. However, it later became known that support is still available to customers with current contracts. SAP created a closed portal for Russian customers to download software updates from there. The former head of the Russian office of SAP headed the company, which provides technical support for Russian customers. The German supplier of industrial software SAP stops supporting its solutions in Russia. The developer's clients have already started to transfer the technical support of their systems to local IT companies. However, there is still no full-fledged analogue of SAP in Russia. Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Continue its divestment in Unipro. No new long-term natural gas supply contracts with Russia. Full impairment loss on the Nord Stream 2. Statement condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Operates 5 power plants in Russia under Unipro). Uniper takes €4bn hit after losing control of Russian subsidiary. The German energy concern Uniper does not count on the resumption of Russian gas supplies and is waiting for a court decision on a lawsuit against Gazprom Export for gas supplies no earlier than 2024. Uniper decided to terminate its long-term Russian gas supply contracts and thus legally ended the long-term gas supply relationship with the Russian state-owned company Gazprom Export. The decision was made possible after an arbitration tribunal on June 7, 2024 awarded Uniper the right to terminate the contracts and awarded it an amount of more than €13 billion in damages for the gas volumes not supplied by Gazprom Export since mid-2022.
Will sell its non-controlling interest in the AB InBev Efes, request regarding the suspension of the license for production and sale of Bud in Russia will also be part of a potential transaction, not sure of other brands. Increased revenue and profit in 2022 vs 2021. Largest brewing company AB InBev Efes has localized the production of some popular imported brands in Russia: Spaten, Franziskaner, Leffe Blonde and Brune. Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to sell its stake in a Russian joint venture to partner Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes. Russia is still not letting go of AB InBev: the authorities refuse to approve the deal. Accordingly, AB InBev will be forced to continue operating in Russia, but already under the management of Anadolu Efes. In August 2024, the Russian government refused to approve an agreement between the brewing company and Anadolu Efes, according to which the latter received full control of the joint venture of the couple, which operates in Russia and Ukraine. Under the deal, Turkey's Anadolu Efes, whose management currently controls the business unit in Russia, would not receive any payments in exchange for its partner's non-controlling stake in six-year-old AB InBev Efes. At the end of October 2024, the pair announced that they intended to separate the company, with Anadolu Efes getting the Russian unit and AB InBev the Ukrainian unit. In December 2024 Putin placed shares in InBev's Russian entity in temporary management, decree says.
Still operating across 14 sites in Russia but promised to suspend new investments. Revenue and Net Income increased in 2022 vs 2021. Investing into Russia’s construction industry: Germany’s Knauf branded international sponsor of war by NACP. Knauf played an important role in the reconstruction of destroyed Mariupol. The German TV channel ARD and newspaper Tagesschau has revealed that German companies are helping the Russian occupying regime with construction works in the occupied city of Mariupol. In particular, they obtained photos showing a construction site with Knauf bags, whose official dealer publicly advertises that it has completed a residential building project using its construction materials for Russia's Defence Ministry. Knauf is a leader in gypsum production and has a long history of doing business in Russia. The company's founder, Nikolaus Knauf, served as Russia's honorary consul for over two decades. The German prosecutor's office is investigating reports of Knauf's participation in the restoration of Mariupol. After the scandal, the German manufacturer of building materials Knauf Group has decided to abandon its business in Russia and transfer it to local management. To complete the transaction, it is necessary to obtain approval from the Russian authorities. Knauf expects that the deal will save jobs for more than 4 thousand employees. The Würzburg prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the German concern Knauf in connection with German media reports that the company's products are widely used in the reconstruction of Mariupol, which was destroyed by Russian troops and captured by them during the war against Ukraine. Knauf decided that they would transfer their company in Russia to management, paying the amount due to the budget to the budget. 15% of the valuation amount, but with an option - the ability to buy the business back within two years.
Remove products from Russia from shelves
According to Nikkei, the company is suspending the export of spare parts to the plant in Vladivostok. The available stock of components will be enough for production and sale for several months. Mazda in talks to end Russia production, following Toyota exit. Mazda Could Soon Sell Its Stake In Russian Joint Venture. In a results statement, Mazda said the deal would be worth one euro, bring it the right to buy the asset back for the same amount within three years. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/russian-carmaker-sollers-buy-out-mazdas-stake-vladivostok-joint-venture-2022-11-10/
Initially stopped production at its St. Petersburg plant and stopped imports of vehicles; no statement about retail operations and services inside Russia. 23.09.2022: Toyota Motor decided to close its factory in Russia. But at the end of 2022 the Toyota concern was the first automaker to resume direct deliveries of spare parts to Russia. "We are talking about details that did not fall under the sanctions". Also, the Russian daughter of Toyota Motor (the official supplier of products in the Russian Federation) allowed its dealers to parallel import spare parts that are subject to restrictions, such as electronics. 07.2023: FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE "CENTRAL ORDER OF LABOR RED BANNER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTOMOBILE AND AUTOMOTORNY INSTITUTE "NAMI" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of JSC "TOYOTA TSUSE CORPORATION" has been deleted. The record about the founder of JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "TOYOTA BOSHOKU YUROP" was deleted. Toyota plant in St. Petersburg transferred to Aurus. Significantly (4x! times) decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Initially, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Russia have suspended until further notice due to ongoing global logistics issues with components delivery. South Korea's Hyundai Motor is considering options for its suspended Russia operations that could include selling its manufacturing plant there, South Korean media reported. Hyundai, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, said it had not decided the future of its Saint Petersburg facility following a news report that negotiations to sell the plant were in the final stages. Transactions on the sale of Russian assets of Hyundai and Volkswagen are close to completion and are included in the agenda of the upcoming meetings of the Law Commission on Foreign Investments. The Russian government has reportedly rejected Hyundai Motor's application to sell off its Russian plant. As Toyota, Nissan, Renault, and Volkswagen have already said their goodbyes and left Russia, Hyundai has become the only global carmaker remaining there. With the possibility of a prolonged war looming, Hyundai is expected to seek a new exit strategy as it is difficult to sustain itself locally. By the end of 2023, Hyundai Motor will close its local plant, which once contributed to the automaker's high sales in Russia. By the end of 2023, Hyundai Motor will close its local plant, which once contributed to the automaker's high sales in Russia. South Korea's Hyundai Motor plans to sell its plant in Russia for a nominal 7,000 roubles ($77.67), making it the latest global automaker to sell Russian assets since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Hyundai Motor, in a regulatory filing, said it would take a 287 billion won ($219.19 million) loss on selling the plant, in which operations have been suspended since March 2022. The Russian company Art-Finance, which owns the former Volkswagen plant in Russia, has closed a deal to acquire the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg. Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
BASF decided to wind down the company’s remaining business activities in Russia and Belarus by the beginning of July 2022. Exempt from this decision is business to support food production. Partial exit (had 4 companies). 07.2023: The record about the founder of CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY GMBH has been deleted. The record about the founder MASTER BUILDERS SOLUTIONS DEUCHLAND GMBH has been removed. MBSS HONG KONG LIMITED becomes the new founder of the organization. MBSS HONG KONG ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED becomes the new founder of the organization. President Vladimir Putin signed an order authorizing Lakra Sintez, one of the largest manufacturers of paints and varnishes in the Russian Federation, to buy 100% of shares in BASF Vostok, a subsidiary of the German concern BASF in Russia. Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. 06.2024: LAKRA SINTEZ LLC becomes the new founder of the organization LLC "BASF Vostok". The entry about the founder of BASF COATINGS GMBH has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Global carmakers are feeling the pinch as logistics and supply chain disruptions to the Russian market have become a reality. Kia the latest automaker to mull exiting Russia. Revenue in 2022 from Russian operations has significantly dropped vs 2021. Significantly decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022 (more than 5.8x! times). The Ministry of Industry and Trade has permitted parallel import of Kia and Hyundai spare parts.
Suspend operations in Russia. "Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) will cease grain exports from Russia from July 1, 2023, as grain export challenges continue to increase in the country, and is also assessing options for the transfer to new owners of its existing Russian business and grain assets," LDC said in a statement. Global grain traders - Cargill, Viterra, Louis Dreyfus have stopped exporting Russian grain since July 1, 2023 and are leaving Russia. They informed the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation about this decision, as well as the fact that they are starting to work out the issues of transferring their business to new owners back in March of 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the acquisition of 100% of the shares in a elevator company owned by trading and food processing firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) to an unnamed buyer, a government document showed.
Cisco is stopping all business operations, including sales and services, in Russia and Belarus for the foreseeable future. There are no statement about local manufacturing. A purportedly leaked Russian customs database shows around 500 shipments of Cisco gear arriving in Russia in August, months after the networking giant halted its business operations in that country. In January 2023, the manufacturer of network equipment and software products Cisco Systems "physically destroyed" its material and production stocks in Russia in the amount of 1.86 billion rubles due to the cessation of sales. These are mainly spare parts, however, other property is also subject to destruction, including the IT equipment itself, according to the accounting reports of one of Cisco's legal entities in the Russian Federation - Cisco Systems. 12.2023: The legal entity Cisco Systems LLC was liquidated. Partial exit, there is 1 more company.
Suspended operations at Russian plant. Russian carmaker Avtovaz has completed the acquisition of RN Bank, a joint venture between Italian lender UniCredit and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. The buyer of the leasing subsidiary of Mitsubishi became ExpoCapital, a fund owned by Kim and his partners (LLC "ExpoCapital"). Significantly (more than 10x! times) decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Operations in Russia have become increasingly challenging, including supply chain disruptions and sanctions, and we are suspending operations in our Russian manufacturing facilities. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed an order for LLC "PSK — New Solutions" to purchase the Russian assets of the American company Caterpillar. The former Russian assets of the American machine-building company Caterpillar were transferred to a company owned by the Armenian investment fund Balchug Capital. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the purchase of Caterpillar assets by a company called PSK-New Solutions in November 2023. Putin's decree and the Russian company's documents do not disclose the terms of the deal. Putin's decree states that PSK-New Solutions can buy 100% of the authorized capital of Caterpillar Tosno and Caterpillar Financial in response to Western sanctions. 06.2024: PSK - NEW SOLUTIONS LLC becomes the new founder of the organization Caterpillar Financial LLC. The entry about the founders of “CATERPILLAR INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION” and “CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION” has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. 06/25/2024: The full name was changed from CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL LLC to FINANCIAL LLC. 06.2024: PSK - NEW SOLUTIONS LLC becomes the new founder of the organization LLC "Caterpillar Tosno". The entry about the founders of CATERPILLAR INC. CORPORATION and CATERPILLAR OVERSEAS S.A.R.L. LLC has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The Insider found out that in the first 3 months of 2024, more than $24 million worth of equipment and spare parts produced by the American corporation Caterpillar arrived in Russia. Among them: industrial engines, spare parts for tracked loaders, bearings for road construction equipment, electric generators for Caterpillar equipment, pumps and their parts, gears and much more. Judging by the product descriptions, we are talking about new parts and assemblies. 07.2024: The entry about the founder of PSK - NEW SOLUTIONS LLC has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LLC becomes the new founder of Caterpillar Financial LLC and Caterpillar Tosno LLC. 04.07.2024: The name has been changed from CATERPILLAR TOSNO LLC to TOSNO LLC.
Halt sales (170 locations). H&M is selling its business in Russia. The brand's stores were temporarily open to sell off leftovers. The main legal entity of the Swedish retailer H&M has started the process of liquidation of its Russian branch.
Shut down business in Russia. The Russian subsidiary of the American HP Inc. — LLC "HP Inc." — has initiated the liquidation process, according to data from Fedresurs. The HP company left the Russian market early: the operational activities of the Hewlett-Packard (HP) company in the Russian Federation were terminated early, although this was supposed to happen in May. The support service and services for customers stopped working regularly. The Russian site with a redirect to Kazakh is also disabled. The last deliveries to customers in the Russian Federation were in February 2024. In parallel with this, the liquidation of the company's Russian representative office - HPI Inc. LLC took place. But another legal entity, LLC "HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE" (tax id 7743098542) continues to work.
Halted sales to Russia, suspended all shipments to Russia. DELL Exits Russia, Shares Decline on Dismal Q3 Outlook.
Sell Renault Russia; transfer Moscow factory to city government and partner for local brand production. 03.06.2022: Full name changed from CJSC "RENO RUSSIA" to JOINT STOCK COMPANY "MOSKOVSKY AVTOMOBILINY ZAVOD "MOSKVICH". The French company sold its stake in Russia’s largest automaker for one ruble, with the option of returning within six years. Russian car dealers are suing Renault over the group's exit from the market.
Exit Russian operations. BAT said it was in advanced discussions with a "joint management distributor consortium" on the sale of its businesses in Russia and Belarus, but did not reveal the identity of the party or divulge further details on the talks. British American Tobacco p.l.c. said it has now formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses. The buyer is a consortium led by members of BAT Russia's management team. Post completion, the businesses will be known as the ITMS Group. British American Tobacco p.l.c. said it has now formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses. The buyer is a consortium led by members of BAT Russia's management team. Post completion, the businesses will be known as the ITMS Group. "Further to our announcement on 7 September 2023, we have now completed the sale of our Russian and Belarusian businesses. The sale has been carried out in compliance with local and international laws and follows the receipt of all necessary approvals."
Maintaining operation of joint venture with the largest Russian manufacturer (Ilim Group) of pulp and paper. Exploring options including potential sale of the 50% stake. International Paper Company announced that it entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in Ilim SA to its joint venture partners for $484M. The company noted that the sale is subject to regulatory approvals in Russia. International Paper sells Russian JV stake to local shareholders -Ilim Group.
Left the Russian market & sold Russian business. According to Russia's anti-monopoly service, which approved the takeover, McDonald's retains the right to buy its Russia restaurants back within 15 years; 10.06.2022: "СLUB HOTEL" LLC becomes the new founder of the organization, The record about the founder "MCDONALDS CORPORATION" has been deleted. The sanctioned senator from Kabardino-Balkaria was named the real buyer of McDonald's Russian business. Kadyrov's associates could become the "shadow owners" of Russian McDonald's.
Wintershall Dea will exit Russia: Wintershall Dea to deconsolidate Russian segment from financial reporting and to record one-off non-cash charge of €5.3 billion in the fourth quarter relating to the deconsolidation as well as other Russia-related impairments. Significant financial flexibility maintained. Wintershall Dea Joint Ventures in Russia economically expropriated. Wintershall Dea intends to fully exit Russia in an orderly manner complying with all applicable legal obligations. German Wintershall Dea completely wrote off its share in the Nord Stream operator due to the impossibility of estimating the terms and costs of restoring the damaged gas pipeline against the background of geopolitics, the company's report says. Wintershall Dea will cut some 500 jobs, or roughly a quarter of its staff, in a separation of its Russian activities. Vladimir Putin signed decrees according to which the shares of two foreign companies, namely the German Wintershall DEA and the Austrian OMV in joint ventures (JV) with Gazprom, will be forcibly sold to Russian owners. The British oil company Harbor Energy announced that it is purchasing from the German chemical concern BASF and LetterOne Mikhail Fridman all their shares in the oil and gas company Wintershall Dea. The deal will cost Harbor Energy $11.2 billion. As part of the deal, Harbor will acquire all of Wintershall's production assets, with the exception of Russian ones.
Will exit the Russian market and take a substantial non-cash impairment charge. 03.06.2022: Renamed from "CARLSBERG VOSTOCHNAYA EUROPA" LLC to "HOPPI UNION" LLC. Dragging feet on exiting Russia. Carlsberg on June 23, 2023 has signed an agreement to sell its Russian business. Russia seizes control of shares in Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries. Carlsberg writes off value of Russian operation. Baltika filed a lawsuit to recover damages of 6.24 billion Danish kroner, or 84.1 billion rubles, from Carlsberg Group structures. The St. Petersburg court accepted Baltika's claim against Carlsberg for $900 million in damages. Baltika has acquired the rights to Zatecky Gus. The company's international and local brands have become part of a conflict with Carlsberg Group after the latter's business was transferred to the management of the Federal Property Management Agency. Russia approves $320 mln sale of Carlsberg assets to local businessmen, document shows. Russia's government has approved the sale of Danish brewer Carlsberg's, opens new tab assets in Russia to VG Invest, a local firm with links to brewery holdings, for 34 billion roubles ($320.75 million), a government document seen by Reuters showed.
In process of exiting business activities in Russia. Henkel put up assets in Russia and Belarus for sale and aims to complete sale of Russia business soon. Henkel agreed to sell business in Russia to local investors for 54 billion rubles. The consortium that acquires the Henkel business activities in Russia includes Augment Investments, Kismet Capital Group and Elbrus Services. All acquirers have established and long-standing business relationships in Western countries and are not subject to EU or US sanctions.The agreed purchase price amounts to 54 billion rubles, which corresponds to around 600 million euros. The relevant Russian authorities have already approved the transaction. 04.2023: Founder entry HENKEL AG & CO removed. KGAALID HOLDING LIMITED and LEAD HOLDING LIMITED become the new founders of the local organizations. The division of the owner of the Persil brand in Russia will begin to operate as an independent company under a new name.
27.04.2022: Ivanov Konstantin Igorevich becomes the new founder of the organization, Kobzev Alexander Mikhailovich becomes the new founder of the organization, Alexander Igorevich Naumov becomes the new founder of the organization, Bronetsky Sergey Alexandrovich becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder "REEMTMSA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG" / "REEMTMSA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG" and "IMPERIAL TOBACCO HOLDINGS (NETHERLANDS) BV" / "IMPERIAL TOBACCO HOLDINGS (NETHERLANDS) BV" was deleted
Left Russia. 25.04.2022: Alexander Markovich Yamnitsky becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder JOINT STOCK COMPANY "ELKO GRUPA" has been deleted. 31.03.2022: Financial statements for 2021 submitted
Turkish construction holding, as a business started in Russia in 1993. Founder Erman Ylicak, after finishing working for the Russian-Turkish construction company Enka, founded his own company. Among the projects of the Turkish holding are the Evolution and Neva Towers in Moscow City, Dream Island and Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg. The Turkish investment company Rönesans Holding announced the winding down of operations in Russia. It was one of the top 10 largest construction contractors in the oil and gas sector. Rönesans ceased its operations in Russia and is now focusing on an ambitious growth strategy worldwide. Despite promises to wind down - increased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. Turkish construction company Rönesans Holding sold its Russian business in 2023. 27.10.2023: BALTIKSTROYALYANS LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders of ENERGY DESTEK INSHAAT VE TIJARET JSC and ENERGY TAAKHHUT INSHAAT VE TIJARET JSC has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Agreed to sell its largest plant in Russia to an investor Viktor Kharitonin for $1.6 billion. Mondi also has three much smaller plants in Russia that are not part of the deal. After the withdrawal of Tetra Pak from Russia, Mondi took a leading position in this market, although it initiated the sale of one factory in Syktyvkar. The other three factories owned by Mondi in Russia - Mondi Aramil LLC, Mondi Pereslavl LLC, Mondi Lebedyan LLC - continue to work and recruit new employees. Significantly increased revenue in Russia from $1.166bn in 2021 to $1.345bn in 2022. Was included in the list of international war sponsors by NACP (in November 2023 it was excluded from the list of sponsors of the war after exit from the Russian Federation). Must saMondi Plc said it terminated a 95 billion rouble ($1.17 billion) deal to sell its largest plant in Russia to an investment vehicle owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin due to a "lack of progress" in getting approvals. Mondi has completed the sale of its three its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group, receiving net proceeds of €30.4m. The paper packaging giant is still looking to divest its most significant facility in Russia – Mondi Syktyvkar, with the board stating it is continuing to assess all alternative divestment options. Mondi Group announced the sale of its last asset in Russia. Secondary sale in 04.2024: The entry about the founder INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LLC "SALGON INVESTMENTS LIMITED" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LLC "HOLDING-"FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS" becomes the new founder of the organization. 17.04.2024: The entry about the founder INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LLC "SALGON INVESTMENTS LIMITED" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LLC "HOLDING-"FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS" becomes the new founder of the organization.
Arconic Corp (ARNC.N) sold its Russian operations to the majority owner of state-backed metals company VSMPO-AVISMA (VSMO.MM) for cash proceeds of $230 million, the U.S. aluminum products maker said on Tuesday. Arconic to book $304M loss on sale of Russian operations.
No new trade of Russian commodities. Statement condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine. Maintaining operations in Russia (suspended only new contracts for commodities of Russian origin). Equity stakes in En+ Group (~$645 million) and Rosneft (~$183 million). Glencore delivers Russian-origin aluminium into LME system. Commodity trader Glencore has delivered 40,000 tonnes of Russian aluminium to London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses in the South Korean port of Gwangyang. The court refused to Sberbank to arrest the shares of Rosneft owned by Glencore. Glencore sold out of Russneft in 2022, capping two decades of investments which saw the Swiss commodities firm trading millions of barrels of the Russian group's oil even as it witnessed some of Russia's top corporate and political battles. Russia’s largest bank is attempting to seize some of Glencore Plc’s Russian assets as compensation for what it says is an unpaid oil trading debt. Glencore liquidated most of its Russian assets begore the invasion was started. In October 2023 assets of Viterra were sold to AGROBUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC. Swiss-based trading house Glencore and aluminium producer Rusal have extended their long-term supply contract into next year after the amount traded so far has amounted to a fraction of the agreement's maximum volumes.
Announced exit Russian market BUT Fortum receives fuel from TVEL, a subsidiary of the Russian state concern Rosatom. The contract was concluded before the expiration of the current licenses for the operation of Loviis reactors. Fortum to record additional pre-tax impairments of approximately EUR 990 million related to its Russia segment. The Federal Property Management Agency received foreigners' shares in Unipro and Fortum under temporary management. Fortum has formally notified the administration of the President of the Russian Federation that it strongly objects the Decree No. 302 of 25 April 2023, based on which the Russian State Property Management, Rosimushchestvo, has seized Fortum’s Russian subsidiary PAO Fortum. Fortum to write off $1.9 billion after Russia seized assets. Fortum will file a claim for compensation after the nationalization of the Russian "daughter". Fortum plans to use up its existing Russian stock before switching to a western supplier. The Finnish energy company Fortum filed a lawsuit in a civil court in the Netherlands against the Russian PJSC "Forward Energo" (formerly PJSC "Fortum"). Fortum has exited all Russian operations and focuses solely on its Nordic strategy. In April 2023, Russian authorities seized Fortum’s assets under Presidential Decree No. 302, resulting in Fortum's loss of shareholder rights, full financial deconsolidation, and impairment of those assets, as reflected in its Q2 2023 results. The Russian operations, now renamed Forward Energo, are fully separated from Fortum Group.
Has sold the Lamoda business with operations in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus for 95 mln euros to apparel retail investor Yakov Panchenko.
Russian offices were listed on HAVI's website, but on Russian job search sites, in job descriptions, the company's name is already marked as "RULOG LLC (ex. HAVI)". 05.2023: JSC "LOGISTYKA I TOCHKA" becomes the new founder of the organization. Deleted record about the founder of LLC "HAVI GLOBAL LOGISTICS GMBH".
Exit from Russia agreed/ After our decision to exit the market, we agreed to sell the Russian business to a local government led by the current CEO and CFO.
Totally withdraw from the Russian market for oil, oil products, natural gas and liquefied natural gas in a phased manner. 08.06.2022: Full name changed from SHELL NEFT LLC to TEBOIL RUS LLC. 17.06.2022: Sergey Arturovich Starodubtsev is no longer the organization's CEO, Vitaly Gennadievich Maslov becomes the organization's new CEO. SHELL OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS B.V. and PRIVATE COMPANY B.V. DORDTSE PETROLEUM MATSAPPEY have been deleted as founders from the register. However, Shell still considers itself to be holding a 27.5% interest in Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (SEIC), operator of the Sakhalin 2 oil and gas development project in the Russian far east. Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop. Putin sweetens deal for Shell's confiscated stake in Russian LNG project. 27.5% of Shell in the Sakhalin-2 project was transferred to Gazprom. Shell does not own them. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that Shell pay €1 billion in damages.
The company promised to suspend all imports and exports of its products into and out of Russia, and to stop all media and advertising spendings. Unilever also promised not to invest any further capital into the country nor to get profit from its presence in Russia. Unilever "will continue to supply essential food and hygiene products made in Russia to people in the country". Unilever flags risk it may have to halt Russia operations. As we see in 2023 - the company didn't met it promises, as its local entity in Russia (Unilever Rus LLC or ООО "Юнилевер Русь", tax id 7705183476) generated almost the same volume of local revenue in 2022 (RUB 84.9bn) vs RUB 86bn in 2021 or just 2% less. At the same time, its net profit increased from RUB 4.9bn to RUB 9.2bn or +91%! Also, due to this significant volume of profit, it was able to increase the local capital to RUB 34.5bn in 2022 from RUB 25.3bn in 2021 or +37%. It means that in fact the company reinvested the profit which is equal to investment of the new capital in the country. Moreover, the company will be obliged to pay profit tax (in addition to VAT, taxes from salary and other taxes) and indirectly support Russia's war machine in such a way. Unilever Rus LLC also paid the equivalent of $331mn of taxes in 2021 (and minimum the same amount in 2022 based on their financials). The NACP added Unilever to the list of “International Sponsors of War”. Decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. Unilever sale is approved by the russian government. The buyer of the Russian business of the transnational holding Unilever, headquartered in London, was the Arnest Group. Unilever has closed a deal to sell its business in Russia and Belarus to Alexey Sagal's Arnest Group. The subject of the deal was the company's assets, including four production sites in Yekaterinburg, Omsk, St. Petersburg and Tula, according to a press release received by Kommersant. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. However, the Russian business of the international holding company leaving the country, taking into account the discount, was previously valued at 35-40 billion rubles (~€520mn). The British conglomerate Unilever, which produces household chemicals and food products, announced its exit from the Russian market. "Today (on Oct 10, 2024), Unilever completed the sale of its Russian subsidiary, Arnest Group, to a Russian manufacturer of perfumes, cosmetics and household goods," Schumacher noted. 09.10.2024: ARNEST MANAGEMENT LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders UNILEVER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH LLC and RIZOFOOR B.V. PRIVATE JOINT-STOCK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
March 2: Planning on temporary shut down of pulp and paper production at its Svetogorsk, Russia due to supply issues (Russian operations account ~15% total revenue in 2021). March 7: Suspending operations in Russia. Pledge of $250K to International Red Committee of the Red Cross. October 6: Sylvamo completes sale of Russian operations.
Donation to UNHCR. Declared they will leave Russia in May. Enel writes down Russian unit's value pending sale completion. LLC was sold to a local legal entity. Putin authorises Enel to sell Russian unit to Lukoil.
Sold local business on 15/11/2022. No longer provide engineering services to Russian LNG developers. Baker Hughes Announces Local Management Buyout of its Oilfield Services Business in Russia. But in January 2023 Baker Hughes sent Oil&Gas drilling equipment to Russia from Scotland. But the company still continues exporting to Russia months after calls for trading to cease.
Sold Russian assets to local management and exit completely
28.06.2022: Nokian Tyres initiated ‘controlled exit’ from Russia. Nokian Tyres aims for Q3 decision on new plant to replace Russia production. Nokian Tyres plan to open a new factory in Romania following Russian exit. 16.03.2023: Nokian Tyres closed the sale of Russian operations and received EUR285m from PJSC Tatneft. The Government Commission for Control over the Implementation of Foreign Investments approved the purchase by Tatneft of the enterprises of the Finnish tire manufacturer Nokian Tires in Russia. The signing of the deal was announced on October 28, 2022. 16.03.2023: Nokian Tyres closed the sale of Russian operations and received EUR285m from PJSC Tatneft.
Exit Russian market completely. LLC was sold to a local legal entity. The first hypermarket of the German DIY chain OBI will open in Myakinino near Moscow on the site of the burnt-out Sindika market.
04.2023: JSC "AVTODOM" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-BENZ MOBILITY AG has been removed. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-BENZ MOBILITY BETAYLIGUNGSGEZELSHAFT MBH has been deleted. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-Benz AG has been removed. 19.04.2023: Legal address changed. 05.2023: JSC "AVTODOM" becomes the new founder of the organization. 24.05.2023: The full name was changed from JSC "MERCEDES-BENZ RUS" to JSC "MB RUS".
Volkswagen AG has decided to stop the production of vehicles in Russia until further notice. Vehicle exports to Russia will also be stopped with immediate effect. Also, the Volkswagen company will announce the liquidation of the production site in Nizhny Novgorod and seeks buyer for its Russian plant in Kaluga. As of February 1, 2023, the group officially announced only its intention to sell the Russian business of the manufacturer of luxury cars Porsche. By the end of 2022, VW's cargo division - a subsidiary of Traton Group - transferred the assets of local "subsidiaries" of truck manufacturers Scania and Man to Russian brand dealers. The fate of the group's subsidiary bank in Russia also remains unknown. In March 2022, Volkswagen Bank, whose assets at the end of 2021 amounted to about 40 billion rubles, stopped issuing loans. Official websites in Russia (https://vwgroup.ru/ and https://www.volkswagen.ru/ru) are active for Russian IP addresses and it says that "Volkswagen brand website is currently unavailable from outside Russian Federation." if to use VPN. Volkswagen has completed the sale of its Kaluga production plant in Russia and its local subsidiaries, the German carmaker said, ending months of wrangling with Russian authorities over the deal. After sale and changes in the official register incorporated in May 2023 (VOLKSWAGEN ACTIENGESELSCHAFT, ŠKODA AUTO A.S. and VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE LUXEMBURG S.A. were deleted as owners) "ART-FINANCE" LLC bacame the new owner and key company was renamed from "VOLKSWAGEN GROUP RUS" LLC to "AGR" LLC, which also took over official Instagram account in Russia and it provides service of Volkswagen cars in Russia. New owner of Volkswagen's former plant in Russia to resume car production in H1 2024. 27.06.2024: EXPOFINANCE LLC becomes the new founder of the organization VOLKSWAGEN GROUP FINANCE. The Arbitration Court of the Nizhny Novgorod Region partially satisfied the claim of the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) against the structures of the German automaker Volkswagen for 16.9 billion rubles. The court determined to partially recover from Volkswagen in favor of GAZ JSC 16.908 billion rubles, €40 thousand debt.
Tetra Pak has reached an agreement to divest its Russian business to local management, with the intention of enabling business continuity for its customers, minimizing the impact on employees, and continuing to support consumers’ access to essential food. LLC in Russia was sold.
Suspended any new export business from Russia. Continued to operate its oil seed crush plant in Russia. "Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd said on Monday, September 19, 2022 it has agreed to sell its oilseed processing business in Russia to Karen Vanetsyan, the controlling shareholder of Exoil Group. Bunge Ltd. sold its sunflower-crushing plant in Russia, marking the biggest oilseed processor’s exit from the country in response to the invasion of Ukraine."
According to press reports, the company is temporarily closing its stores and suspending sales. Inditex, which halted sales in Russia back in March after the invasion of Ukraine, is selling its 500-plus Russian stores to the United Arab Emirates-based Daher Group. Bershka, a worldwide clothing retailer and product of Zara's parent brand, Inditex, is set to reopen its stores in Russia between April and May 2023 under the brand name Ecru. Other stores under the Inditex group, specifically Zara and Pull & Bear, are also set to reopen stores in the country. Rebranded by the new owners, the new brands will open under the names Maag and DUB. 23.10.2023: The legal entity LLC "Zara Home CIS" was liquidated but few more entities are still active. 20.02.2024: The legal entity LLC "Massimo Dutti" was liquidated. 26.02.2024: The legal entity Oisho CIS LLC was liquidated. 04.2024: The legal entity STRADIVARIUS CIS LLC was liquidated on April 10, 2024. The legal entity Bershka CIS LLC was liquidated on April 18, 2024.
Exit Russian market. Siemens has already sold 4 large factories (SIMENS ENERGETIKA TRANSFORMATORY LLC, Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies LLC, Siemens Transformers LLC, and Siemens Finance LLC). The Group's assets still remained in the Russian Federation in 2022 (in total, they had more than a dozen legal entities), but a clear trend towards exit is visible. In April 2023 finalized sales of assets. Siemens and Volkswagen seek compensation from German government over withdrawal from Russian market. Systems LLC (formerly Siemens LLC, the Russian structure of Siemens AG) plans to initiate a voluntary liquidation procedure in February 2024 due to the inability to continue its normal activities related to the import of goods into the Russian Federation, according to the company’s report on the results of 2023. In October 2022, PJSC Inter RAO announced the purchase of Siemens Energy's 65% stake in a joint venture with Power Machines - STGT LLC. Also RAO Intertech B.V. (Dutch structure of Inter RAO) became the owner of the Voronezh Siemens Energy plant - Voronezh Transformer LLC (formerly Siemens Energy Transformers LLC). 04.2024: The legal entity LLC "SMART INDUSTRY SOFTWARE" was liquidated on April 3, 2024.
Bosch suspends Russia business. Germany's economy ministry has launched an investigation into whether Bosch violated an export ban on goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. Bosch is looking for buyers for its Russian assets. Germany's Bosch sells some Russian assets to holding company S8 Capital. Bosch sold the Russian business in Engels. We are talking about three plants for the production of spark plugs, power tools and heating boilers. The assets of the German group were acquired by the S8 Capital holding of Armen Sargsyan. Bosch sold the Russian business (all 6 local companies). Throughout Russia, the remaining specialized stores of LG, Bosch and Sony began to close. Technical support clarifies that some stores will remain open until the summer, until the remaining goods are sold out. Until now, retail partners of foreign manufacturers have not closed stores to avoid fines from landlords, market participants say. In place of the stores of the departed companies, sales points for suppliers from Turkey and China are already opening.
Fold up Russian presence. IKEA stores owner Ingka Group said in response to speculation that it might resume sales in Russia that it was open to returning one day but the conditions were not in place right now. IKEA reopens for online fire sale in Russia before market exit. It is noted that the application for the liquidation of "Ikea House" LLC was submitted on August 15, the relevant documents will be ready on the 23rd. IKEA has now let go around 10,000 employees in Russia as it makes its exit from the country. Swedish furniture giant IKEA said it had sold its factory in the Russian city of Novgorod to local firm Invest Plus, more than a year after pausing its activities in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. IKEA is phasing out Mondelez products from the department stores. The owner of the IKEA chain has sold its headquarter but is still running malls in Russia (14 shopping centers), has found a buyer. 10.2023: Partial sale - SIBFINANCE LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of INGKA HOLDING YUROP B.V. was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. 25.10.2023: Full name changed from INGKA CENTERS RUS OPERATIONS LLC to MEGA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC. IKEA, which announced its withdrawal from Russia after the start of the special operation, extended the registration of its trademark under one of four applications until August 2033, according to Rospatent data. 02.2024: JSC "INVEST PLUS" becomes the new founder of the organization. The Russian court seized IKEA's assets worth 12.9 billion rubles. The company wanted to completely leave Russia. 25.03.2024: The legal entity LLC "IKEA PURCHASING SERVICES RUS" (tax id 5047183743) was liquidated.
Volkswagen-associated companies MAN Truck&Bus SE and Scania AB closed their deals just a few days ago, according to the Epravda - On December, 13-14 the following assets: MAN Truck and Bus RUS LLC and Scania - Rus LLC. Scania trucks continue to enter the Russian Federation (usually through third parties), despite the fact that the company previously withdrew from Russia.
Suspend all shipments to Russia. On December 8, 2022 the agreement on the sale of key assets was closed by the Swedish Volvo Group (it sold "VOLVO FINANCE VOSTOK" LLC, "VOLVO COMPONENTS" LLC and others) but few more has left. Swedish truck maker Volvo AB's Russian assets have been transferred to an undisclosed Russian investor, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement. 08.09.2023: A number of subsidiary structures of the Swedish car concern Volvo in Russia, including the truck production plant in Kaluga, have come under the operational control of businessman Igor Kim, according to EGRUL data. 09.2023: Ekaterina Vladimirovna Sergeeva is no longer the general director of the organization, Nikita Dmitrievich Ryauzov becomes the new general director of the organization | 12.09.2023: Igor Vladimirovich Kim becomes the new founder of the organization, ASTON GROUP LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founders of COMPANY VFS INTERNATIONAL AB and VOLVO FINANCIAL SERVICES GMBH has been deleted. 06.2024: Souzan Sabri is no longer the CEO of the organization. Bespalov Alexander Viktorovich becomes the new general director of the organization. 27.06.2024: JSC "FORUM ENERGO" becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of VOLVO CAR NSC HOLDING AB was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Nissan has formally completed the sale of its Russian legal entity to NAMI, the Central Research and Development Automobile and Engine Institute. NISSAN MANUFACTURING RUS LLC was sold on 23/11/2022. Nissan will no longer service its cars in Russia. Employees of the former Nissan plant in Russia were sent on vacation. The former Nissan site in Russia, Avtozavod St. Petersburg, will stop assembling Xcite cars from July 22. Interfax reports on sending employees of the enterprise on vacation with reference to the company's press service.
German cosmetics company Wella has left Russia. 05.05.2022: The entry about the founder of EYCHEFS PRESTIGE SERVICE GERMANY LLC was deleted. WELLA GERMANI LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. 26.05.2022: "VESNA" LLC becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founders of ECHEFS PRESTIGE MANUFACTURING GERMANY GMBH and WELLA GERMANY GMBH has been deleted from the register. 12.2023: The legal entity was liquidated.
Jaguar Land Rover is laying off the majority of the employees of the Russian office. As one of Kommersant's interlocutors says, JLR is actually leaving the RF. It is not clear if JLR will continue to support the maintenance of its vehicles. The British car concern Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has completely withdrawn from the Russian market. The company sold its Russian asset.
Suspended sales, product shipment, and support services to Russia and Belarus. 24.12.2024: The status of the legal entity JUNIPER NETWORKING SOLUTIONS LLC has been changed to "In the process of liquidation".
Withdraw all operations in Moscow; stop taking new customers; stop ads; а Moscow court accepted a bankruptcy application by Google's Russian subsidiary. The "Ъ" source in the Russian electronics market said that Google is increasingly refusing GMS (Google Mobile Services, which includes YouTube, Google Play, cards, etc.) licenses to domestic manufacturers of smartphones and tablets. According to him, as a result, vendors receive a Google license with the help of production sites that position "Russian" devices as international. The Arbitration Court of Moscow has declared the Russian subsidiary of Google, LLC "Google," bankrupt, with debts totaling 53.6 billion Russian rubles. Google, Meta, Tiktok's debts removed from Russian state bailiffs' database.
Mercedes-Benz will suspend the export of passenger cars and vans to Russia as well as the local manufacturing in Russia until further notice, but is selling its production in Russia. Mercedes on 26/10/2022 announced its intention to leave the Russian market. Stopped manufacturing and exporting and will sell shares in subsidiaries. Putin Gives Mercedes Approval to Sell Russian Financial-Services Business. Final sale of financial-services and industrial assets is expected by the end of February 2023. The deal is closed in April 2023. Mercedes-Benz and BMW disconnected Russian dealers from the software.