Koch to continue running 2 glass facilities in Russia

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
AP Business Writer

Koch Industries is planning to continue running two glass manufacturing facilities in Russia, saying it doesn’t want to hand over the plants to the Russian government. Dave Robertson, president and COO of Koch Industries, said Koch doesn’t want to turn the plants over to the Russian government “so it can operate and benefit from them.” Koch said if the Russian government had control of the facilities it could put their employees at greater risk. Koch said it’s in compliance with all applicable sanctions, laws and regulations governing its relationships and transactions in the countries where it has operations.