Metallurgical plants MMKI and Azovstal have appealed to partners and ports around the world with an appeal not to buy stolen metal.
The Mariupol plants of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Azovstal issued an appeal not to buy metal products stolen by the Russian occupiers. The letter was distributed by Metinvest on Tuesday, June 21st.
“According to open sources, the Russian company Reka-More, in cooperation with Russian representatives, began to load PM-3 vehicles with our metallurgical products. We declare: this company, as well as any other companies currently interacting with our The products in the port of Mariupol have never allowed our company to take any actions related to our products in any way.Thus, the theft and smuggling of our products metallurgical products are very advantageous, “the letter said.
Metinvest said that, according to international and Ukrainian law, the armed seizure of ships and merchant products has all the signs of crimes – banditry and theft. “We will make every possible legal effort to bring to justice all the criminals and their accomplices, and return the products to their rightful owners. Therefore, we ask you to do your part in protecting the rights of stolen products, ”the company said.
Businesses turned to all their partners with a request to carefully analyze each transaction for metallurgical products with suspicious origins. Particular attention is requested to be paid to products coming from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian cities-Mariupol, Kherson and / or Sevastopol, or brought from the Russian cities of Taganrog, Tuapse, Rostov-on-Don, Novorossiysk. , where they do not. previously given.
“In case of suspicion, reject transactions and / or agreements with Russian companies or associated with the supply of metallurgical products, and inform us of commercial offers,” the company asked.
Earlier, the Mariupol plants applied to the Prosecutor General’s Office with a request to open criminal cases on the facts of metal theft and track the routes of the stolen products.
According to the Mariupol port management, the occupiers plan to seize 200,000 tons of metal worth $ 170 million.
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