A story on American broadcaster PBS alleged that the Haas Automation company had directly provided machines and parts to Russia, which would be in violation of US export control and sanctions regulations.
However, in a detailed statement hitting back at the claims, Haas has made it clear that it has always been in full compliance with US government laws and that no machines have been exported to Russia since March 3, 2022.
The PBS story made reference to 18 Haas machines being used in Russia, but the American company has explained that these had been shipped to the country prior to sanctions coming in to force.
Haas also explained that it terminated the relationship it had with its Russian distributor, even though it was not formally required to do so.
The statement said: “On March 3, 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Haas Automation terminated, in its entirety, its relationship with its sole existing independent distributor for Russia and Belarus, Abamet Management.
"Since that date, Haas has not sold or shipped any machines, parts, or software to Abamet or anyone else in Russia. This crucial fact was made clear to the PBS reporter before the story was aired.
“Additionally, at the time it terminated its relationship with Abamet in March, Haas voluntarily cancelled 50 existing machine orders from Abamet, even though such orders may have been permissible under then existing U.S. export control and sanctions regulations.”
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