Chinese state company secretly supplied Russia’s Rosatom with raw materials for producing Shahed-type Geran drones
Chinese state-owned company Jilin Chemical Fiber Group supplied Russia with 46 metric tons of raw material for producing carbon fiber — enough to produce components for roughly 1,300 Geran-type attack drones — according to a joint investigation by Politico and The Telegraph , which based their findings on internal Russian transport and customs documents. According to the outlets, the supplies…
In a joint investigation, Politico and The Telegraph uncovered a secret arrangement between Chinese state-owned company Jilin Chemical Fiber Group and Russia's Rosatom. The report, based on internal Russian transport and customs documents, reveals that Jilin supplied 46 metric tons of raw material for producing carbon fiber to Alabuga-Volokno, a subsidiary of UMATEX, Rosatom's division for advanced materials and composites.
This quantity is sufficient to manufacture components for approximately 1,300 Geran-type attack drones, which are built on the basis of the Iranian Shahed drone. The raw material, polyacrylonitrile tow or PAN precursor, is crucial for creating lightweight, high-strength carbon fiber used in the drone's wing and internal structures, including fuel tanks and engines.
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