In 2012 SMALTO completed "supply and installation for the dome-shaped roof of the ERAM Commerical Complex" in Tehran. (Italian-Iranian Chamber of Commerce Profile)
"Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC)— a Chinese crane company that in an interesting twist is banned in India — has surfaced as the first to supply equipment" to Iran's Chabahar port project.
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"China's heavy lifting vessel specialist Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC) has concluded a multi-billion dollar deal to build offshore and onshore rigs for Iran Offshore Engineering Construction Company (IOEC)." (Up Stream, "ZPMC Seals Contract for Iranian Rigs," 7/23/2009)
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"In the financial crisis, ZPMC turned the market to the marine market, and in 2009, Nantong Base manufactured 5 floating cranes (a Singapore 2000T floating crane, four 1600T floating crane) and two floating cranes for Iran’s project." (ZPMC website, "Base")
TVH Group's company website lists a sales representative in Iran. (TVH Group website, "Sales Teams")
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Terberg Benschop's company website lists "Morva Commerce Co." as its contact and sales representative in Tehran, Iran. (Terberg Benschop website, "Sales and Service Locator")
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Morva Commerce Co. - an Iranian reseller and manufacturer of mobile harbor cranes, reach stackers, trucks, tractors and forklifts - lists Terberg Benschop as a business partner on its website. (Morva Commerce Co. website, "Products")
Sany is listed as a participating company at the 14th International Exhibition of Transportation & Urban Services & Related Industries which takes place October 27-30th, 2016 in Tehran Iran. (Participating International Companies)
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"2009 SANY Port Machinery exported 10 Reachstackers and 10 Empty Container Handlers to Bandar Abbas Port in Iran. This has been the largest single export deal by Sany Port Machinery so far this year... Right now, the 20 machines are operated very well in Bandar Abbas Port and welcomed by customers by its excellent performance and the professional afterservice of our engineers." (SANY website; Press Release, "SANY Port Machinery in Middle East," 11/14/12)
Cromsteel Industries' company website lists Lajvar Co. as its “exclusive distributor” and contact in Tehran, Iran. (Cromsteel website, "Cromsteel Around the World")
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Lajvar Co. - an Iranian crane and aerial platform manufacturer and reseller - lists Cromsteel Industries as a partner on its website. (Lajvar Co. website, "Partners")
Photos have been published of Palfinger cranes being used by the Iranian regime for public executions.
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"After the revelation that its cranes were being used for executions in Iran, Austrian company Palfinger has communicated to United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) that it is no longer doing business in the country. In fact, the company hadn't been doing business in Iran for some time. In a letter sent by Palfinger's CEO, Herbert Ortner, to UANI in response to its February appeal that the company withdraw from Iran, Ortner made it clear that Palfinger had made attempts to cut ties with Iran since 2011. 'As a result of the UANI campaign, among other reasons, we have terminated our contract with the Iranian dealer as well as any contact with Iran two years ago,' he wrote. However, Ortner didn't rule out the possibility that Palfinger products could still turn up in Iran. 'Palfinger products are mostly being sold through a network of independent dealers worldwide,' he wrote. 'Therefore we cannot exclude that via dealers or via secondary markets in which Palfinger is not active our products are made available to Iran. Furthermore, there are also numerous older Palfinger products in Iran, something we cannot change.' Ortner also expressed his dismay at learning of the atrocities Iran was committing with his company's products: 'I would hereby like to express that we strictly condemn all behavior by the Iranian regime, which violates human rights - particularly these executions.' UANI has made a concerted effort to have crane manufacturers operating in Iran be held responsible for how the Islamic Republic uses their machines." (The Algemeiner, "Company Whose Cranes Were Used for Public Hangings Withdraws From Iran," 3/7/13)
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Palfinger partners with Iranian companies such as Pasargad Petrogas, and Palfinger apparently attended the International Maritime Exhibition held in Tehran in January 2013. (Palfinger Website, "Exhibitions 2013")
“PALFINGER is not conducting a marketing campaign in Iran at the present time, and none is planned in the short- or medium-term. However, we cannot prevent PALFINGER products or used equipment from being sold in Iran by third parties.” (January 31, 2017)
"The ministry identified the Spanish company as Fluval, which was founded in the 1970s and is located in the northern town of Amurrio. In a statement supplied to The Associated Press, the company denied any wrongdoing. It denied trying to supply parts to Iran in violation of international law and said it manufactures high-technology valves for oil and gas. 'The valves cannot be used in the nuclear industry,' Fluval said. 'Fluval denies having committed any criminal act,' the statement said, adding that the company 'has always conducted its business in compliance with international laws.'" (The Washington Post, "Spain arrests 2 suspects, seizes equipment it says was for use in Iran’s nuclear program," 1/11/13)
The Iranian company HEPCO lists Volvo products under license on its company website. HEPCO Website, “Under License.”
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According to its website Volvo Car Corporation has no official distributor / authorized repairer in Iran.
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Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo has stopped assembling trucks in Iran because U.S. sanctions are preventing it from being paid, a spokesman for the company said on Monday. (Reuters, 9/24/2018).
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"The CEO of Swedish Volvo Trucks has announced that the company intends to increase its investment and operations in Iran. On the sidelines of his trip to Iran, the CEO of Volvo Trucks Claes Nilsson told the ISNA news agency, “The Company manufactures its vehicles in Iran with the same technology it uses in Europe”. "We have invested in truck body manufacturing in Iran and we intend to expand our investment in this sector," he added." (November 5, 2017)
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"SAIPA Diesel a subsidiary of SAIPA, Iran’s second largest automaker, will start production of three new models of Volvo FM trucks in the coming months. The company has been producing several models of Volvo trucks in recent years. But according to the local automotive website, Persian Khodro, production of the FM series was halted five years ago." (Financial Tribune, "Volvo to Make Trucks in Iran," 1/26/2017).
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Volvo is listed as a participating company at the 14th International Exhibition of Transportation & Urban Services & Related Industries which takes place October 27-30th, 2016 in Tehran Iran. (Participating International Companies)
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"Swedish Volvo Trucks Corporation even didn’t wait for those talks to conclude, resuming its production in Iran in May by opening a line for a new generation of Volvo FH trucks at Saipa Diesel west of Tehran." (PressTV, "'Gold Rush' Begins for Iran Business," 7/20/15)
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“Swedish Volvo Trucks Corporation has resumed its production of heavy trucks in Iran, putting an end to four years of absence from the country's massive market under sanctions. The company marked its return by opening a production line for a new generation of Volvo FH trucks at Saipa Diesel west of Tehran... The official said Saipa Diesel is in talks with several reputable companies, including Mercedes Benz and Renault Trucks. 'The signing of a joint venture agreement with Benz for production of light, heavy and trailer trucks as well as buses and minibuses is in the works. Moreover, this reputable company has taken some steps for production of electric buses (in Iran),' Tanhapour said." (Press TV, "Volvo shifts into reverse on Iran sanctions," 5/13/15)
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“Iranian car manufacturing company Saipa is in talks with France's PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault, Germany's Mercedes-Benz, and Sweden's Volvo to finalize deals on joint production of cars in Iran, Saipa officials announced on Tuesday… He made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony held here in Tehran to unveil the production line of a new Volvo truck in Saipa Diesel factory. Madani also told the Tasnim News Agency that Saipa and Renault are in talks to modify previous contracts, but the details of negotiations have yet to be finalized… Elsewhere in his remarks, Madani announced that the Swedish company Volvo is already providing Saipa with technical support and spare part and that the cooperation will develop in the future. New Volvo trucks named H500, which will begin to be manufactured on Tuesday, are 15% domestically produced, he added.” (Tasnim, "Iran's Saipa Negotiating with European Automakers," 5/12/15)
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"Volvo Group has left the Iranian market. A company spokesman confirmed the authenticity of a letter sent to a U.S. pressure group this week saying it stopped sales of any new equipment in Iran in March 2012, and made a decision in January to stop business with all companies in the country. The question of pulling out of Iran has been an issue under discussion for several years, said Kina Wileke, the company's head of media relations, in an interview. Concerns about the Iranian regime led Volvo to pull out, she added. United Against Nuclear Iran, the U.S. pressure group, sent a letter to Volvo in December calling for the Swedish company to leave the market, accusing it, among other things, of supplying the trucks used by the Iranian government to transport missiles. 'We applaud Volvo AB for this decision,' said Nathan Carleton, a spokesman for the group, in an email. 'Iran's automotive sector serves as a massive source of revenue for the regime, and is integral to Iranian military operations...The situation is now changing, as seven prominent automakers have pulled out of Iran within the past year.'" (The Wall Street Journal, "Volvo Finds Exit Ramp from Iran Market," 2/13/13)
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Vovlo Group is a Swedish manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment. Its units include Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks, UD Trucks, Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses, among others.
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The construction division of AB Volvo sells wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, milling equipment, pavers, and compactors in Iran through dealer Parsian Pishro Sanat.
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Listed by U.S. Government as doing business in Iran. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, List of Companies Doing Business With State Sponsors Of Terror, Removed from the internet in July of 2007)
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In 2000, Volvo Truck Corporation entered an agreement for Industrial and Commercial Cooperation with Iran's Saipa Diesel. (Volvo Website, "Volvo in Iran")
Response: "The changes you referenced in our U.S. truck plant employment levels were driven exclusively by demand for our products in North America." (June 1, 2017)
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Holcim lists on its website that it owns 49.9 percent of Espandar Cement Investment Co., an Iranian cement corporation.
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"Holcim was wary of sending employees there and had cut its stake in a local company." (Reuters, "ABB, other Swiss firms halting Iran business," 1/31/10)
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