Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Questions over gifts to a U.S. official
During a meeting preceding a U.S.-Swiss tariff agreement, an MKS PAMP chief executive reportedly presented Donald Trump with an engraved gold bar. Swiss legal experts and parliamentarians questioned whether the gifts could constitute an undue advantage under Swiss criminal law. MKS PAMP said the gifts were intended for the Presidential Library and had been cleared with White House ethics counsel.
2025
Allegations concerning artisanal-gold supply chains in Burkina Faso
An investigation cited in the reference material alleged that subcontractors linked to supply chains feeding gold to MKS PAMP in Burkina Faso were associated with killings, violence and land-grabbing connected to control of artisanal-mining sites. The available material describes allegations and does not establish a final legal finding against MKS PAMP.
2022
Court dispute over Swiss refinery import transparency
The Society for Threatened Peoples sought import information from Swiss refiners, including MKS PAMP, but the Swiss Federal Court upheld protections based on tax and business secrecy. NGOs criticised the ruling as an obstacle to supply-chain transparency.
2015
Environmental concerns linked to gold from Liberia's New Liberty Mine
Reference material states that gold from Liberia's New Liberty Mine was sent to MKS PAMP's Swiss refinery in 2015 and 2016. The mine had been associated with pollution incidents involving cyanide and arsenic, and affected communities reported environmental and health impacts. A mediation process involving European development banks followed complaints from affected communities.