Russia places US-owned Aptar plant under temporary Russian management
A Kremlin decree transferred temporary control of the Aptar Vladimir factory, owned by US packaging company Aptar, to a Russian firm formerly linked to Danone.
The Russian government issued a decree assigning temporary management of the Aptar Vladimir facility, located 180 km east of Moscow, to a domestic company that previously belonged to France's Danone. The plant produces packaging components for food, beverage and health products. This move follows recent U.S. congressional sanctions targeting Russia and mirrors earlier seizures of Swiss and French assets deemed unfriendly. Aptar confirmed the plant's role in its global supply chain. The action reflects escalating pressure on Western businesses operating in Russia amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
Why it matters
It shows Russia tightening control over foreign businesses amid sanctions and the prolonged Ukraine war.
How this story developed
- Aug 30 India supplies nearly a million barrels of gasoline to Russia as Moscow faces refinery attacks
- Sep 8 Local residents posted video showing explosions and flames at the Saratov facility after the overnight drone attack. The governor, Roman Busargin, said civilian infrastructure was hit and mentioned early casualty reports, though details were sparse. Independent analysis confirmed the refinery was the target, and the plant is a key producer of gasoline, diesel and other fuels for the Russian military. This incident follows several earlier strikes on the same refinery that have disrupted its output.
- Sep 9 Ukrainian drones also struck the Russian Black Sea naval base in Novorossisk.
- Sep 11 Sea drones detonated on the Sochi promenade, injuring civilians and prompting evacuations.
- Sep 11 Russia has begun importing Jet A‑1 from South Korea and Egypt.
- Sep 11 Ukrainian drone strikes killed civilians in the Tula and Kursk regions.
- Sep 12 President Volodymyr Zelensky called the EU's move to consider easing sanctions on Russian billionaires immoral and self-destructive as the bloc struggles to renew the measures before the September 15 deadline.
- Sep 13 Russian jet‑powered drones attacked a Kyiv petrol station, killing two and injuring twelve.
- Sep 15 EU Coreper authorized a week‑long postponement of the sanctions expiry.
- Sep 19 President Donald Trump signed a bill that gives the United States new authority to impose broad sanctions on Russia, targeting its energy sector and senior officials.
- Sep 19 President Trump signed the expanded sanctions law.
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