Clarification: Commerce Secretary-Russian Company story

The Associated Press
June 20, 2018 at 7:40PM
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (New York Times/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON — In stories June 19 and 20, The Associated Press described the Russian company Sibur as a gas producer. The stories should have made clear that Sibur's gas production is only one of its activities. It is a petrochemicals company that produces liquefied petroleum gas as well as chemical products, plastics, gas liquids and other products.

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