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"Talks were underway at Iran’s Elecomp for cooperating with Germany’s CeBIT, the global event for digital business held every year in Hannover. “CeBit and Elecomp are two events of similar nature and features representing a large spectrum of technologies and IT services, and there are grounds for mutual cooperation,” said Martina Lübon, the executive director of CeBIT. “We decided to take the first step in that direction by setting up our booth at Elecomp 2016 and registered Iran's National ICT Guild Organization at CeBit 2017 to update one another on the events as well as provide an opportunity for industrialists and players in the field to get familiar with the abilities and potentials in both countries,” she added." (Financial Tribune, "Elecomp 2016: Iran Tech Show Holds Promise," 12/19/2016).

Iran and Germany’s Medio Energy company have inked an MoU worth about 104 million dollars over construction of two wind and solar power plants in the south of Iran. Khuzestan Regional Electricity Company of Iran and Germany’s Medio Energy Invest GmbH & Co. KG have sealed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with an aggregate total value of approximately 104 million dollars in order to build two solar and wind power stations in southern Iranian cities of Shushtar and Bandar-e Mahshahr. Mahmoud Dashtbozorg, Managing Director of Khuzestan Regional Electricity Company, expounded on details of the two agreements with Germans saying “the cooperation agreement with Medio Energy company has been signed in line with development of renewable energy technologies as well as investment attraction.” “The deal covers construction and implementation of a 20-megawwat solar power house in Shushtar through direct investment worth 24 million euros in addition to building and operation of a wind power plant in Bandar-e Mahshahr with a capacity of 50 megawatts and value of 80 million euros,” he added.(Mehr News Agency, "Germans sign power MoU with Iran," 12/18/2016)

ERGO International AG (“ERGO”) participated in the February 20, 2017 Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. (“vbw”) meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Javad Zarif and Ambassador S. E. Ali Majedi. Prospective engagement with the vbw Economic Liaison Office in Tehran, where the Tehran Chamber will serve as a local partner. Troublingly, the Tehran Chamber is affiliated with the Iran Development and Renovation Organisation (“IDRO”). (vbw Website, “Round Table mit dem iranischen Außenminister Dr. Zarif”).

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A senior official from Germany’s Ergo International Insurance Company voiced the interest of his company in entering the Iranian insurance industry. Alexander Ankel made the remarks on the sidelines at the 23rd National and 9th International Conference on Insurance and Development which started work here on Saturday. He told IRNA that Iran is a newly-emerging market in the insurance industry. (IRNA, "Official: "German insurance company interested in Iranian insurance industry," 12/14/2016

In May 2016 – Bitzer opened a subsidiary Bitzer Iranian in Tehran.

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"The foundation ceremony for the new subsidiary BITZER Iranian will be held at the Espinas Hotel in Tehran today on Monday, 5 December 2016. BITZER compressors have been well represented in the Iranian market for decades. Now the long-standing company is establishing its own subsidiary that reports to its Middle East site in Dubai." (BITZER Kuhlmascbinenbau GmbH, "BITZER Establishes Subsidiary in Iran," 12/6/2016).

"MAN Diesel & Turbo announced it will deliver two of its Refinery Train Package (ReTPac) concept turbomachinery trains to a refinery about 450 km south of the Iranian capital of Tehran. The multimillion dollar order was made by Iranian EPC Nargan Co., with the machinery later to be operated by Esfahan Oil Refining Co. (EORC). The ReTPac trains will serve the hydrotreating process to ensure an efficient production of ultra-low sulfur fuels, the company said. In proximity to that order, MAN PrimeServ, the company’s service provider, received several spare part orders from the Iranian Oil Pipelines and Telecommunication Co., where MAN provides service and upgrading of turbomachinery equipment along the Marun-Isfahan oil pipeline. This includes delivery of spare parts for S-Series gas turbines, a heritage brand of MAN Diesel & Turbo. “These initial orders reward our efforts to reestablish relationships with Iranian partners now that the international sanctions have been lifted,” said Dr. Uwe Lauber, chief executive officer of MAN Diesel & Turbo... In the course of reentering the Iranian market the company has also reopened its local branch, MAN Iran Power, based in Tehran." (Diesel & Gas Turbine, "MAN Active In Iran," 11/30/2016).

"The US embassy in Berlin announced that a slated pro-Iranian regime business conference on Thursday in Berlin will fund terrorism. The event includes members of the German government and Klaus Ernst, a MP from the largely anti-Israel Left Party in the Bundestag. "Thursday’s conference by the Maleki Corporate Group to promote trade with the Iranian regime is a dangerous move that will fund terrorism and undermine US sanctions, " the embassy tweeted on Tuesday...The Maleki Corporate Group GmbH is holding their 8th Banking and Business Forum Iran Europe on September 19 and 20 at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin.The Frankfurt-based Volksbank is listed as the financial institution that receives registration fees for the conference. The conference costs 1,400 Euro for two days. It is unclear if the city of Frankfurt will ban business with the bank because of its ties to a pro-Iranian regime event. The City of Frankfurt outlaws business with banks that conduct transactions with the Boycott, Divestement and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel. Iran's mullah regime supports BDS. When asked about the criticism of the Hotel hosting Iranian regime representatives, Harriet Eversmeyer, Director of Public Relations for the Maritim Hotel, told the Post that: 'As a leading provider of conference and congress capacities in Germany, there are more than 30 Maritim hotels throughout Germany, in which large events of companies, associations, lobbyists, parties take place. As an owner-managed private enterprise, however, it is not our task to evaluate the content of these events or exclude customers from our hotel offer.'" (Jerusalem Post, "US Embassy Says Pro-Iran Business Event Funds Terrorism In Berlin," 9/17/2019).
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Maleki Group is listed as an attendee at the Business Forum Iran Europe - Iranian Central Bank, taking place in Tehran, Iran from March 5-7, 2016. (Maleki Group, "News"). 

From November 5-8, 2016, the 12th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery & Vehicles, Mining, Building Material Machines and Natural Stone Industry (IranConMin 2016) will take place in Tehran, Iran.  FRIMA is listed as one of the companies participating in the forum which gives the companies the platform to present their products and offer their services to key players and decision makers from all over Iran (IranConMin 2016, “Exhibitors & Products”).

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FRIMA attended the IranConMin forum in 2014 and 2015.  (IranConMin 2015, “Exhibitor List”; IranConMin 2014, “Exhibitor List”).

As of July 1, 2021, ADKL is no longer listed on US state of Mississippi's list of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors.

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In 2020, the U.S. state of Mississippi listed ADKL on its state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering ADKL ineligible for investment and/or state contracting.

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In 2019, the U.S. state of Mississippi listed ADKL on its state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering ADKL ineligible for investment and/or state contracting.

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In 2017, the U.S. state of Mississippi listed ADKL on its state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering ADKL ineligible for investment and/or state contracting.

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“Iran on Thursday awarded a major contract to a German company over the development of a petrochemical project in the country’s southwestern city of Masjed Soleyman. The contract has been awarded to Abels Decker Kuhfuß Lenzen (ADKL) and has an initial value of €2 billion which will be increased to as high as €10 billion in the future. Accordingly, the ADKL will cooperate with Masjed Soleyman Petrochemical Industries Company over providing the funds, transferring the technology and implementing contracts for the project within the framework of engineering, procurement, construction and finance (EPCF). The deal was signed during the visit to Iran by Garrelt Duin, the state minister for economic affairs and energy of Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen State. Yousef Davoodi, the managing director of Masjed Soleyman Petrochemical Industries Company, told reporters after signing the contract with ADKL that his company is interested in working with European enterprises. Davoodi also expressed hope that this would be the start of a mutually beneficial cooperation with ADKL. Also, ADKL’s Bernd Lenzen told reporters that €2 billion will be invested in the first phase of a petrochemical project in Masjed Soleyman. Lenzen added that this will be increased to €10 billion in further phases. Masjed Soleyman Petrochemical Industries Company says on its website that a petrochemical project – that it plans to develop in northern parts of Khouzestan province – will produce urea and ammonia as its key products. The daily production target of each in the first phase will be 3,250 tons of urea, 2,050 tons of ammonia.” (The Iran Project, “Iran awards major petchem deal to Germany’s ADKL,” 5/26/2016)

"Managing Director of Germany's H&R GmbH & Co KGaA Niels H. Hansen has said that removal of anti-Iran sanctions and improvement in Berlin-Tehran ties have created good conditions for his company to choose Iran as a regional hub for H&R activities. Speaking to IRNA on Sunday, Hansen said his country aims to develop its activities in the Middle East region and has chosen Iran as a regional hub... H&R, he said, had had trade ties with the Iranian sides for about a decade before the sanctions era, stressing that his company is to revive those relations." (IRNA, "Iran has good chance to be regional hub: German businessman," 10/12/2016).

Kempinski Hotel Frankfurt hosted the CWC Iran LNG & Gas Partnerships Summit (the “Summit”) in Frankfurt, Germany on February 14-16, 2017. According to its official website, the Summit is “the must attend event to form partnerships and explore opportunities along the dynamic gas value chain that create value in Iran and ensures that LNG and gas projects will be a real catalyst for economic development and capacity building for Iran’s population.” (Summit Website, “Home”).

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"Global hotel companies are establishing new beachheads in Iran, betting that lifted sanctions against the Middle East nation will spark a jump in tourism and business travel after decades of economic isolation. Spanish operator Melia Hotels International is planning to open a 319-room hotel next year on the Caspian Sea. French group Accor Hotels, which opened two hotels near the Tehran airport last autumn, is establishing a joint-stock company in Iran through which it will partner with local groups to manage hotels. Abu Dhabi-based Rotana Hotel Management Corp. PJSC has started developing properties in the country as well... 'We just have to wait. That's the frustrating bit,' said Peter Norman, senior vice president for acquisitions and development at Hyatt in Europe, the Mideast and Africa. 'We're really keen to go in there,' he said. Hyatt and Germany-based Kempinski Hotels have been exploring opportunities but said for the moment barriers remain too high." (The Wall Street Journal, “Next Big Travel Destination: Iran?,” 5/17/2016)