This is written by RBC with reference to the source. It is also noted that the president of the VMP holding Mikhail Vakhrushev confirmed the fact of negotiations, but did not provide additional details.
According to the source, the subcommittee on transactions with foreigners of the government commission for the control of foreign investments has already agreed to the transaction.
3M in Russia owns two plants: the enterprises are located in the special economic zone "Alabuga" in Tatarstan, where products for the oil and gas sector are produced, among other things, as well as in Volokolamsk, where protective equipment, in particular respirators, is produced.
Earlier, the Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International announced plans to sell or withdraw its Russian subsidiary to a separate structure.