One of the main partners of the state company “Neman” is the British tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT). After the 2020 presidential election in Belarus, BAT became the target of massive opposition protests. Activists line up outside the company's London office with signs like “Boycott the terrorist regime in Belarus” and “Your profits are drowning in blood.” Like many other Belarusian enterprises, in August 2020, more than a hundred Neman employees wrote a statement to the management demanding new elections and an end to violence against protesters.
