Cerdia, a Basel-based cellulose acetate manufacturer, has sold $7.3M worth of cellulose acetate to russia between 2022 and 2025
While marketed for cigarette filters, cellulose acetate is also used in gunpowder and rocket fuel.
One of Cerdia’s russian recipients cooperates with perm Gunpowder Plant, a sanctioned producer of components for the Grad, Smerch, Buk, S-300, Tochka-U, etc. Cerdia products reportedly were used in rockets and aerial bombs.
https://trap.org.ua/en/publications/civilian-raw-materials-for-military-purposes-swiss-company-still-operating-in-russia/
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