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Until September 2026, the figure behind Novus Industry was Sigitas Paulauskas, the owner of VMG Group, a Lithuanian supplier to IKEA.
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“The company does not disclose the names of its beneficiaries.” What Novus Industry told the BIC about furniture shipments, owners, and the similarities to IKEA
The former contractor of the Swedish brand stated that it does not supply products to the occupied territories, but did not disclose the names of the new beneficial owners or customers.
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In Lithuania, the ties of the Confederation of Industrialists’ vice president to Belarusian business are to be checked following a BIC investigation
The Novus Industry factory, which was owned by Lithuanian millionaire Sigitas Paulauskas, traded with companies in his holding, VMG Group, in 2023–2024.
The son of Russia’s former intelligence chief has made a curious visit to Minsk.
Alexander Lukashenko has approved Belarus’s economic development targets for 2027 — and admitted to a Russian governor that Belarus won’t be building an aircraft after all.
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One of the parties to the deal was a company owned by Sigitas Paulauskas, the owner of VMG Group.
Among them are a co-owner of a company granted an exclusive right by Lukashenko, as well as businessmen on Poland’s sanctions list.
The Belarus-Russia route has significant benefits, expert says.
The company uses chassis manufactured by the Belarusian plant for its equipment.
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