Transparency International Czech Republic said it filed a criminal complaint in July 2026 over suspected sanctions violations involving Czech Vanadium, a ferrovanadium producer in Mníšek pod Brdy. The complaint was addressed to the National Centre Against Organised Crime.

TI said more than 500 shipments of vanadium pentoxide entered the Czech Republic between June 2022 and March 2025, with an estimated value of at least CZK 2.9 billion. The organisation reported that EVRAZ Vanady Tula supplied the material until 2024, when Moscow-based ELMASH became the supplier. TI said similarities in the material and shipments raised suspicion that the Russian source may not have changed. These are allegations and assessments reported by TI; the complaint does not establish a sanctions violation or determine who controls Czech Vanadium.

Why it matters

  • Opaque ownership and intermediary suppliers can complicate sanctions screening of cross-border commodity trade.
  • The complaint puts shipment records and supply-chain checks at the centre of a suspected sanctions-evasion case.