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"For example, this year Samson AG, which makes special valves used in gas fields, has obtained partial guarantees by at least three German banks for about €29 million in shipments via Hansa: Deutsche Bank AG and state-owned German banks Commerzbank AG and Landesbank Baden Würtemberg AG, or LBBW." (The Wall Street Journal, "Sanctions Hit—and Miss—in German Trade With Iran," 12/17/2011)

"The memo was submitted to BAFA as part of an export-permit application by the equipment seller, Minimax GmbH & Co. KG. BAFA spotted the logos, and asked Minimax to clarify the role of Sepanir in its sales to Iran, said Thorsten Gieseke, a Minimax project manager who attended the Hansa-Petrokish meeting. Mr. Gieseke said Minimax had been a client of Salzgitter and Sepanir before sanctions, that the stationery was brought to the meeting by a Petrokish representative, and that Minimax didn't notice the logos. BAFA eventually approved the export. A BAFA spokesman declined to comment. On Thursday, the spokeswoman said Minimax is canceling all of its business with Iran." (The Wall Street Journal, "Sanctions Hit—and Miss—in German Trade With Iran," 12/17/2011)

"After the sanctions were published in June 2010, Hansa began to move into the business abandoned by Sepanir's former German intermediary, Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH, which 'ended cooperation as soon as we learned the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were involved,' a Salzgitter spokesman said. Hansa took over some contracts that had been drafted between Salzgitter and Sepanir to supply the Iranians with fire-protection equipment and other technical energy-industry needs—fulfilling the orders for Petrokish instead, commercial records show... Several German companies contacted by the Journal said they had sold goods to Salzgitter for shipment to Iran until the U.N. designation of Sepanir last year. But after that, they said, they took up contracts with a new intermediary, Hansa... Mr. Gieseke said Minimax had been a client of Salzgitter and Sepanir before sanctions, that the stationery was brought to the meeting by a Petrokish representative, and that Minimax didn't notice the logos." (The Wall Street Journal, "Sanctions Hit—and Miss—in German Trade With Iran," 12/17/2011)

"Hansa Group AG of Duisburg, Germany, ramped up its trade with Iran's oil and gas sector, the company said, delivering industrial equipment from German manufacturers to a new Iranian company that didn't appear on the U.N. blacklist. This week, 18 months after the U.N. sanctions were imposed, Hansa Group said Germany's export-oversight agency had asked it to halt deliveries to the Iranian firm, as the European Union discusses updates to its Iranian blacklist. A spokesman from the German agency, known as BaFa, declined to comment. As the U.S. and EU seek stronger measures to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear program, the rise and fall of Hansa's supply business shows how the sanctions regime is often forced to play catch-up to businesses in Iran and abroad that quickly adapt... Hansa took over some contracts that had been drafted between Salzgitter and Sepanir to supply the Iranians with fire-protection equipment and other technical energy-industry needs—fulfilling the orders for Petrokish instead, commercial records show. In their new incarnation, some of these contracts even inherited the same procurement numbers, says Thomas Pfisterer, the Hansa management board member responsible for marketing... Mr. Pfisterer said in an interview in October that Hansa had bartered with Petrokish on its own behalf, while separately helping German firms conclude sales in Iran. 'We've taken market share' from competitors, he said. From June 2010 through November 2011, according to sales records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Petrokish ordered through Hansa more than €150 million ($195 million) in technology. Mr. Pfisterer said Hansa's niche in Iran trade was a 'gray area of business,' but was legal. The exports to Iran were approved by BaFa, according to Hansa and the suppliers. On Tuesday, BaFa asked Hansa to halt all deliveries to Petrokish. The request was made in connection with deliberations at an EU meeting on Dec. 1 that informally named new people and entities for sanction, Hansa told its suppliers in a letter seen by the Journal. A spokeswoman for Hansa Group said her firm is caught in a 'terrible situation.' Its suppliers require Hansa Group to accept delivery and pay for goods it ordered on behalf of Petrokish, but the goods can't be delivered to the Iranian company. Hansa Group is bargaining 'vacate its contracts with the least economic damage' she said. Petrokish isn't entirely dependent on Hansa for European trade... During a March meeting arranged by Hansa at the German office of a fire-protection equipment seller, a Petrokish representative recorded a memo on stationery bearing the logos of the Revolutionary Guard and the already-sanctioned Sepanir, according to a review of the document... BAFA spotted the logos, and asked Minimax to clarify the role of Sepanir in its sales to Iran, said Thorsten Giesek, a Minimax project manager who attended the Hansa-Petrokish meeting... Such deals are eased by the ability of companies in Germany to get underwriting. For example, this year Samson AG, which makes special valves used in gas fields, has obtained partial guarantees by at least three German banks for about €29 million in shipments via Hansa: Deutsche Bank AG and state-owned German banks Commerzbank AG and Landesbank Baden Würtemberg AG, or LBBW... Sonja Stegemann, who handles order processing at Hansa, said Hansa never tried to hide its business relationships with Iran, and the bank guarantees were arranged by Hansa's clients." (The Wall Street Journal, "Sanctions Hit—and Miss—in German Trade With Iran," 12/17/2011)

"German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said it did not accept cargo for Bandar Abbas nor any consignments for other Tidewater-run ports. It said the smaller container port of Bushehr, some 900 km north of Bandar Abbas, was not managed by Tidewater. 'We have moved only a few containers through Bushehr by feeder vessels which are not our own vessels. We do not have an own service calling there,' a spokeswoman said. Hapag-Lloyd's previous Bandar Abbas service had been jointly operated with South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine. A source familiar with the matter said Hyundai had reduced its shipping service to Iran and was closely monitoring the situation." (Reuters, "Sanctions blowback crippling Iran's shipping trade," 12/1/2011)

SPG is a German engineering firm that designs components for the oil and gas industry, covering production, processing, storage, and distribution (Company Website).

SPG's website details a 2010 installation of three components in Iran's Bandar Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Complex.

In July 2008, the German Federal Office for Economics and Export Control (BAFA) concluded its year-long investigation into German engineering firm Steiner-Prematechnik-Gastec's plans to build equipment for three Iranian liquefied natural gas plants, according to The Jerusalem Post. A German government spokesman stated, "Because the equipment would be built here and then sent to Iran that work does not fall under any existing sanctions involving Iran." However, The Jerusalem Post later reported that the deal created tension between the German and Israeli governments.

SPG's website lists a sales office based in Iran, SPG Persia.

FEV is a Germany-based global supplier of engine, powertrain, and instrumentation systems. 

According to an industry publication, FEV designed and developed a new dual-fuel compressed natural gas engine in Iran. FEV Motorentechnik GmbH lists a representative office in Tehran on its website.

FEV has received $130 million in US government contracts over the past decade, including $16 million from the Department of Defense.

Kern-Liebers is an industrial component manufacturer specializing in springs, stampings, and textile machine components. The company specializes in the automotive industry, and claims that two thirds of the world's cars are equipped with Kern-Lieber components (Company Website). 

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Iran Fanarlool Co, an Iranian component manufacturer, announced on their website that Kern-Liebers had purchased a 30% stake in the company in 2007. This was also announced on Kern-Liebers's website.

Gottwald manufactures equipment for material handling in ports and harbors, specializing in cranes. As of 2007, it was the world’s 14th largest crane manufacturer. The company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany and is a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG. 

In 2003, a company press release disclosed that Gottwald exported three mobile harbor cranes to the Iranian Ports and Shipping Organization. Gottwald maintains a sales and service center in Dubai which services Iran.

Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted Draeger Medical Systems 18 special licenses to do business in Iran. (New York Times, "Companies with Permission to Bypass Sanctions," 12/24/10)

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Draeger was involved in a scandel for supplying dual-use technology to Iran through its Iranian partner Irasco.  (DW, "US eyes German Firm Over Software Sale to Iran," 5/8/09)