According to research by Gradus Research and Deloitte, about 70% of Ukrainians have a negative attitude toward brands that continue operating in Russia.<\/p>\n
Amid the ongoing war, the issue of economic ties with the aggressor remains especially sensitive and often becomes a tool for manipulation. Therefore, it is important to highlight companies that made a principled decision not to cooperate with the terrorist state<\/strong> long before the full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n One such company is InterChem<\/strong>, whose break with Russia began back in the 2000s. At that time, Russian entities registered one of InterChem\u2019s best-known medicines in Russia and other CIS countries without the Odesa manufacturer\u2019s permission, unfairly obtaining its technological documentation.<\/p>\n \u201cThey stole the technology and all the efforts we invested in this medicine. That was the end of our relations with Russia. Fortunately, the medicines we now produce in Ukraine are far superior in quality to that early version. We have significantly improved and essentially re-engineered the technology by implementing state-of-the-art methods of organic synthesis,\u201d said InterChem CEO Anatoliy Reder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When Russia launched its aggression in 2014, the manufacturer officially announced the termination of any business activity in the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are Ukrainians. We do not work with the enemy,\u201d emphasized the company\u2019s head at the time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Since then, InterChem has consistently supported the Ukrainian Armed Forces<\/strong> \u2014 in 2014\u20132015, the company\u2019s assistance totaled around \u20b415 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Later, in 2018, the Russian government imposed sanctions<\/strong> on several Ukrainian citizens and companies, including Anatoliy Reder<\/strong>, who remains personally sanctioned by Russia.<\/p>\n In 2022, the manufacturer also cut all ties with Belarus<\/strong>. At the same time, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, InterChem has significantly increased its support for Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces and war victims<\/strong>, contributing nearly \u20b4250 million between 2022 and 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cResponsible volunteering, social accountability, and transparency at all levels are our guiding principles \u2014 now more than ever during the full-scale war. Trust from our consumers, and above all, honesty with ourselves, are our core values,\u201d Reder added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4643,"template":"","class_list":["post-5833","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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