ZEISS does not have any supply relationships with Integral...

In fact, ZEISS does not have any supply relationships with Integral. The production of the Axiotron microscope shown in the TV report ceased in 1997. ZEISS sold off its business in microscopes suitable for wafer inspection in 2003. The existence of a device from the 1990s in a Belarusian company in 2024 does not justify an allegation of non-compliance with sanctions that have been imposed in recent years.

ZEISS fully complies with all sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus by the European Union, the United Kingdom and the US. Immediately after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the strategic business unit Research Microscopy Solutions (RMS) discontinued all deliveries to Russia and Belarus. ZEISS has put contractual arrangements in place requiring its business partners to comply with these sanctions and regularly reviews them...