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The industry’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war
Teknos Suspends All Its Operations in Russia and Supports Ukraine with Donations The Finnish family-owned company Teknos has suspended its activities in Russia and will focus on helping its Ukrainian employees.
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eknos has recently announced that it will suspend deliveries and
ready to react and act in any ways possible to keep our people safe and
all operations in Russia and Belarus until further notice.
to support actions for peace and help for those in need”, stated Paula
In addition, the company has expressed its concern for the
Salastie, the CEO & owner of Teknos Group Oy.
Ukrainian employees and all the population and is working to support
“This war will for sure have some impact on global supply chain. These
and help them.
crisis and uncertain situations have a tendency for further global spikes
“At Teknos, we are shocked and heartbroken about the war in Ukraine.
on at least oil, gas and other energy prices that will for sure at some
Our minds and hearts are with all the people affected by the war, either
point have some impact on our raw materials. Currently we do not see
directly or indirectly. Teknos is a Finnish family-owned company, but
any immediate shortages and delivery issues as a result of the escalated
we operate globally, also in Ukraine and Russia. Our top priority is the
situation. This situation is of course subject for change if the crisis will be
safety and wellbeing of all our employees and their families in Ukraine
prolonged”, also added Fredrik Calenius, the Chief Procurement Officer
and do our outmost to help them. As a company, we condemn the
of Teknos Group Oy. Furthermore, there is currently a huge need for
Russian war and stand fully behind all the sanctions imposed. As part
medicine, food and other necessities in Ukraine as supply chains have
of our actions of solidarity with Ukraine, we suspend our operations in
been disrupted and many shops and pharmacies are closed. Teknos
Russia. Due to the hostilities, we were forced also to suspended all our
also donated € 50,000 to provide medicine and other humanitarian
activities in Ukraine. We continue to follow the situation carefully and are
needs to the Ukrainian people.
Tikkurila and PPG Support Ukraine Tikkurila and PPG send humanitarian aid to help Ukrainian refugees.
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o help and support the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens
such as food and hygiene items and supports countries experiencing an
forced to flee their homes over the past week, Tikkurilla, together
influx of Ukrainian refugees.
with its owner PPG, have sent humanitarian relief and longer-
Employees also collaborated through donations to charities dedicated to
term recovery support. In particular, to respond to the immediate and
providing humanitarian support to Ukrainian refugees.
essential needs of refugees arriving in the countries where the companies
Finally, the companies are committed to responding to the needs that
are present, both have donated funds to some relief organizations that
will emerge in the coming weeks and months to continue supporting the
address immediate and essential needs. They collaborate with Polska Akcja
Ukrainian population.
Humanitarna, a relief organization in Poland that offers food and other
“In times of crisis, we fulfill our company’s purpose to protect and
forms of support to those arriving from Ukraine; International Committee
beautify the world by helping our non-profit partners adapt to emerging
of the Red Cross, an organization that provides emergency supplies; and
challenges and provide immediate responses. We are committed to
People in Need, an organization based in the Czech Republic and present
supporting these organizations who are providing direct emergency aid”,
in Ukraine since 2003, which provides humanitarian aid for basic needs
the companies stated.
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