Major forest machine suppliers stop deliveries to Russia and Belarus
Machine suppliers stop deliveries to Russia and Belarus
Since the last article on the subject, two days ago, a lot has happened concerning the conflict in Ukraine. Apart from the horrible results of the war itself, with the loss of lives and homes, more and more companies decide that they don´t want to do business with a country that starts a war against a peaceful, democratic neighbor.Read More : Make farm machinery affordable In this case Russia. As an example, the two Swedish-based multi-national companies IKEA and H & M have made such decisions.
Also, companies within the forest machine business have made similar decisions. We have already mentioned Kesla in the last article. Now, we can add John Deere Forestry, Komatsu Forest, and Ponsse to the list.
Large sacrifices
In a press release, Ponsse explains that the sales in Russia and Belarus represent 20 percent of the company’s net sales based on the 2021 financial statement. This shows how great the will is to contribute to change.
I haven´t seen any similar figures for John Deere and Komatsu, but as especially Russia is a major player within the forestry business one can assume that the sacrifice for those two companies also is significant. Let us hope that those actions will have the desired effect and that peace is in sight soon.
Since the last article on the subject, two days ago, a lot has happened concerning the conflict in Ukraine. Apart from the horrible results of the war itself, with the loss of lives and homes, more and more companies decide that they don´t want to do business with a country that starts a war against a peaceful, democratic neighbor.
Also, companies within the forest machine business have made similar decisions. We have already mentioned Kesla in the last article. Now, we can add John Deere Forestry, Komatsu Forest, and Ponsse to the list.
Large sacrifices
In a press release, Ponsse explains that the sales in Russia and Belarus represent 20 percent of the company’s net sales based on the 2021 financial statement. This shows how great the will is to contribute to change.
I haven´t seen any similar figures for John Deere and Komatsu, but as especially Russia is a major player within the forestry business one can assume that the sacrifice for those two companies also is significant. Let us hope that those actions will have the desired effect and that peace is in sight soon.
Source: www.forestry.com
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