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Villeroy & Boch recently took the first position to condemn the Russian government’s belligerent behavior, while suspending its business in Russia, Hviderusland og Ukraine, saying that the revenue of these businesses only accounts for less than 3% af selskabets samlede omsætning. Ud over Villeroy & Boch, many bathroom companies have made moves in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Blandt dem, Gebreit closed its factory in Ukraine, Lixil donated 10.5 Million Yen (om 570,000 yuan) gennem UNICEF.
Villeroy & Boch suspended its business in Russia, Hviderusland og Ukraine.
Less than 3% af den samlede indtægt
Den marts 7, Villeroy & Boch issued an announcement saying that the company was deeply disturbed by the war in Ukraine and condemned the belligerent behavior of the Russian government. villeroy & Boch said that the company cares for and stands in solidarity with its employees, forretningspartnere og alle i Ukraine. Their top priority now is to protect the safety of Villeroy & Boch ansatte i Ukraine. Virksomheden støtter i øjeblikket dem og deres familier i størst muligt omfang, and the company is in contact with local employees and key customers in the hope of a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the near future.
I henhold til meddelelsen, Villeroy & Boch har nu fastfrosset ordrer fra Rusland, Hviderusland og Ukraine. Villeroy & Boch has also cancelled its participation in the Mosbuild building materials exhibition in Russia. villeroy & Boch said it does not operate any production facilities in Ukraine or Russia.
Villeroy & Boch also mentioned in the announcement the wave of price increases and shortages of raw materials, saying it was concerned about the current situation, but that it did not clearly see the current problems with raw material supplies as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and that Villeroy & Boch nævnte specifikt naturgas, saying it was supplied by suppliers and operators in its home country and not directly from Russia.
Gebreit closes Ukrainian plant.
Lixil Humanitarian Aid of $570,000
Den russisk-ukrainske konflikt er fortsat med at skabe global opmærksomhed, siden den brød ud i februar 24. Om aftenen i marts 7, lokal tid, tredje runde af forhandlingerne mellem Rusland og Ukraine endte uden væsentlige resultater. The Russian side said the negotiations between the two sides will continue.
Faktisk, konflikten mellem Rusland og Ukraine har haft indflydelse på flere badeværelsesvirksomheder. Ifølge udenlandske medierapporter, the Swiss company Gebreit has closed its Gebreit factory with more than 600 medarbejdere, som er beliggende i Rapperswil-Jona-regionen i Ukraine, for security reasons the day after Russian troops entered Ukraine. Ud over, Gebreit har i øjeblikket mere end 70 fuldtidsansatte i Rusland, with operations accounting for about 1% af salget. Gebreit has not yet announced the cessation of its Russian operations.
På den anden side, Japanese company Lixil has also made moves in response to the situation in Russia and Ukraine. According to Lixil’s announcement on March 2, the company has accepted UNICEF’s request for humanitarian aid, donating 10.5 Million Yen (om 570,000 yuan) at hjælpe krigsramte børn. UNICEF vil sørge for rent vand, lægehjælp og uddannelse til de berørte børn, repair the sewage and sanitation facilities in damaged schools and kindergartens, og yde bistand til familier, der har søgt tilflugt i lande omkring Ukraine.
Industrial metals and oil prices continue to rise due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
Den russisk-ukrainske konflikt har også haft stor indflydelse på finanssektoren. I løbet af de sidste par dage, futurespriser på industrimetaller, hovedsageligt nikkel, have surged, and on March 8, lokal tid, the highest intraday rise of more than 110% in LN, op til $101,365 ton. The LME decided to suspend trading in nickel contracts at all venues on the LME market from 8:15 P.M.. London tid i marts 8.
Ud over industrielle metaller, energipriser såsom olie har også potentiale til fortsat at bevæge sig højere i den nærmeste fremtid, provokere produktionsnerver. Den marts 8, OS. Præsident Joe Biden underskrev en bekendtgørelse, der forbyder U.S. energiimport fra Rusland. U.K. annoncerede også, at den ville udfase importen af russisk olie og olieprodukter inden udgangen af 2022, og overvejer et forbud mod import af russisk naturgas.
Nyheden pressede oliepriserne yderligere op. By the close of trading on March 8, WTI crude oil futures for delivery in April on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by $4.3 per barrel (3.6%) to settle at $123.7 per barrel. I maj, Brent crude oil futures for delivery in London rose $4.77/bbl (3.87%) at afregne på $127,98/tønde. Siden begyndelsen af denne uge, de internationale oliepriser er steget til det højeste niveau siden 2008, og analyser peger på, at oliepriserne har plads til at stige i den nærmeste fremtid. Indvirkningen af Rusland-Ukraine-spørgsmålet på forskellige industrier forventes at fortsætte.