The measure affects the supply of spare parts as well as maintenance and technical support, the group said on Wednesday. Boeing has suspended important business activities in Russia for the time being.
“As the conflict continues, our teams are focused on ensuring the safety of our colleagues in the region,” the statement said. Boeing had previously announced the temporary closure of its office in Kyiv and a flight training center in Moscow. Because of the sanctions, no more aircraft can be sold to Russia anyway.
Numerous companies are now reporting problems in connection with the war in Ukraine. Due to delivery bottlenecks, Porsche has interrupted the construction of cars at the Leipzig plant. A spokesman in Stuttgart said the factory was forced to suspend production from Wednesday afternoon until the end of next week. The Macan and Panamera models are built in Leipzig. A total of around 500 vehicles normally roll off the production line every day. Short-time work will be applied for for the 2,500 employees affected.
According to a newspaper, Toyota is shutting down production at its factory in Saint Petersburg. The Japanese newspaper “Asahi” reports that the reason for this are problems with the procurement of parts. The Japanese carmaker’s plant has a capacity of 100,000 vehicles.
The Swiss mechanical engineering company is scaling back its business with Russia because of the war in Ukraine. This applies in particular to deliveries to Russia, Sulzer announced. The service business, which is operated entirely in the country itself, will be continued. Sulzer looks after infrastructure operators in the energy and water market, such as the power supply for hospitals, and wants to help ensure that the population can continue to use these services. In 2021, almost three percent of the group-wide orders will come from Russia. Sulzer employs around 300 people in the country. Sulzer is not represented in the Ukraine.
Source: Nachrichten
