FMC says potential war crimes in Ukraine forced it to close its Russia plant and business.
., the Philadelphia chemical giant focused on agriculture, has closed its Russian business that accounted for about 1% of FMC’s global revenue or $50 million, the company said.
Among the giants, Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta employs around 800 people in Russia and 730 in Ukraine. It said in late March it has no plans to withdraw from Russia,FMC, meanwhile, operated a plant in the Russian town of Cheboksary, about a 10-hour drive east of Moscow, that formulated and packaged crop protection products for Russia and Kazakhstan. The company employed 83 workers and 20 contractors.
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