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"Iran plans to increase steel output, becoming an exporter of the metal, after U.S.-led sanctions over the country’s nuclear program reduced imports by 30 percent, an executive from the Islamic republic’s Esfahan Steel Co. said . . . Russian companies including OAO Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel and Metalloinvest (METIN) have been supplying steel to Iran." (Bloomberg, "Iran Plans To Raise Steel Output After Sanctions Cut Imports 30%," 6/26/12) 

Robert Thomas is a German metal and electrical manufacturing company that works in Iran through its partner, UMD. UMD is a German and European distributor company that has two offices in Iran. On UMD's website, Thomas products are advertised. (UMD Website, "Partner")

MultiMetall works in Iran through Iranian agency, Kasra Industrial Lining and Coating Consultant Co. Kasra lists itself as an "exclusive agency" of MultiMetall. (Kasra Website, "Homepage")

KBA subsidiary, KBA MetalPrint, works in Iran through its partner, Aran Afra Corp. (KBA MetalPrint Website, "Regional Contacts")

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"Since early 2012, the Iranian Rial has lost about two-thirds of its value against the dollar. This is accompanied by a decay and the internal value of the currency . . . Iran's economy itself threatens another problem: there is a dearth banknotes. Companies such as the German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer (KBA) are under pressure to deliver any equipment that needs Iran for banknote printing. The interest group "United Against Nuclear Iran" (UANI) had already forcefully warned in early October KBA to make business with Iran. 'Tehran's only way to counter the devaluation of Rials, is to print new money', the union argued in their letter. The Iran-critics also pointed to the European Union sanctions in March, prohibiting the supply of notes and coins to Iran . . . UANI has now proved formidable ally of the U.S. government in Iran policy. Founded by the former top American diplomat Mark Wallace union members include former CIA Director Jim Woolsey and former BND, August Hanning. The UANI has exerted among other Siemens and Porsche massive pressure to sever links to Iran. The organization calls even hotels in New York  on this, the Iranian delegation at the edge of deny meeting UN hospitality." (Die Welt, "In Iran, only the stock market is booming," 11/11/12)

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"Three foreign currency printing companies have decided to discontinue their businesses in Iran, UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran U.S. group) Communications Director Nathan Carleton told Trend. Earlier this month, UANI has launched a 'Iran Rial Currency Printing Campaign', which targeted companies that print Rial for the Islamic Republic.According to Nathan Carleton, three such companies have stopped their businesses there, as a result of UANI's campaign.'All three of the firms we contacted, 'KBA', 'Flint', and 'DLR', have informed us that they are no longer involved in currency printing in Iran,' Carleton said, noting that UANI applauds the companies for their decisions. KBA, of Germany, is the world's second-largest security banknote printing press manufacturer, and has sold printing presses to numerous Iranian entities . . . Nathan Carleton noted that no one should be helping the Iranian regime print more currency during this critical time.'We will continue to observe the rial's value, but we do not expect it to improve unless the regime changes course.'" (Bloomberg, "Three currency printing companies stop their businesses in Iran," 10/20/12) 

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"At least one major European engraving company that has been providing currency production services to Iran says it has stopped doing business there. The company, Koenig & Bauer AG of Würzburg, Germany, also says it has not responded to an Iranian request for bids to make the presses to print new rials. Koenig & Bauer’s disclosure was contained in a mailed response to a query by United Against Nuclear Iran, a New York-based sanctions advocacy group, which seized upon the 40 percent drop in the rial’s value this month to begin a new campaign aimed at the currency itself...  In letters Mr. Wallace wrote to Koenig & Bauer and two other companies in the banknote business, De La Rue P.L.C. of Hampshire, England, and Flint Group of Luxembourg, he said that European Union sanctions already prohibit Europe-based banknote companies from providing such services to Iran’s central bank. Mr. Wallace wrote that his group would be “contacting relevant regulatory officials in Luxembourg and the E.U.” to ensure enforcement." (The New York Times, "Iran’s Supply of Currency May Be at Risk in Sanctions," 10/16/2012)

Bergrohr is a German company that manufactures large diameter steel pipes for high demanding applications such as energy infrastructures, off-shore wind parks, bridges, halls, and harbor constructions. (Bergrohr Website, "About Us")

Bergrohr has a branch office in Iran. (Matthias Kuntzel, "Who is Who in German Trade With Iran")

"The Persian Gulf country will buy two Ukrainian-made Antonov-158s, after a test flight of the aircraft earlier this month, Mohammad-Ali Sirati, managing director of the Iranian aircraft company, was cited as saying by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. The countries then will start to jointly build the aircraft next year, Sirati, whose company will be in charge of the project, said in Tehran yesterday. Some 30 percent of each plane will be made in Iran, state-run media reported." (Business Week, "Iran Says Antonov-158 Built With Ukraine May Fly in 2013," 10/6/2011)

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Antonov lists on its website that their AN-24 turboprop aircraft is serially produced at HESA plant in Isfahan, Iran. (Antonov website)

"This license authorized the company to complete the sale and delivery of Mexican-origin goods, the precise nature of which OFAC redacted, to China, even though the goods had been shipped via the Iranian government-owned shipping line known as Irisl. Irisl has since been designated as an entity involved in helping the Iranian regime obtain technology it needs for its ballistic missile and nuclear programs. The license also allowed the bank that issued the letter of credit for the sale, HSBC, to make good on its obligations. In granting the license, OFAC wrote that Cometals had advised the agency that it was subject to large daily fees for every day that the vessel was not unloaded as well as possible financial claims from the Chinese customer for failing to deliver the goods. OFAC granted the license 'in order to enable Cometals to avoid significant financial loss,' it said. While OFAC was under no obligation to grant this license given that it involved an Iranian entity, OFAC's director, Adam J. Szubin, stressed that Irisl was not added to a special United States blacklist of proliferators until five years after this license was issued. Up until then, he said case-by-case exceptions were made in cases like this one in which the company did not know that an Iranian entity was involved when it entered into the transaction, and in which granting the license did not involve a direct payment from a United States person or company to an Iranian entity." (New York Times, "Licenses Granted to U.S. Companies Run the Gamut," 12/24/10)

"'U.S. government officials with intelligence and border security responsibilities' contacted Alcoa in January 2006 to advise the company of a continuing investigation stemming from the belief that one of its customers in Turkey was acting as a purchasing agent on behalf of the government of Iran, records show. The investigation was never publicly reported, but as a result of this notification, Libby Archell, an Alcoa spokeswoman, said scheduled deliveries to that customer were halted and the customer was notified that no additional shipments would be forthcoming. A license was needed, however, so that Alcoa could refund the customer for goods that had been paid for but not yet shipped "in order to avoid litigation and attendant discovery," the license application states.

It is unclear what product Alcoa had been shipping to the Turkish customer; OFAC redacted that information, and Ms. Archell declined to say. She said that Alcoa was 'completely unaware' and had no way of knowing that its customer was acting as a front for the Iranian government until the United States government informed the company of its investigation. The company uses an 'extremely thorough due dilligence process' to vet potential customers, she said, adding that the customer in question was not at the time on the government's blacklist of sanctioned parties." (New York Times, "Licenses Granted to U.S. Companies Run the Gamut," 12/24/10)

Remet is accused of selling Cobalt aluminate to Iranian engineering firm Mavadkaran, which manufactures equipment for Iran’s energy sector.

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"Jarrad Beddow, 43 the former sales manager of Remet UK, is alleged to have played a 'leading role' in the shipment of cobalt aluminate to the Islamic Republic via Slovakia...  Remet applied for a licence to export the chemicals in the summer of 2008 but was told it had been rejected in September... Mr Hewitt said the authorities were alerted after Remet's managing director discovered the export had gone through." (Daily Telegraph, "Businessman 'exported WMD chemicals to Iran'," 6/6/2012)

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"Although the company’s former sales manager, Jarrad Beddow, claims that there was no law prohibiting the export of the cobalt when it occurred in 2009, it is well know that cobalt aluminate can be used to produce the lethal radioactive isotope cobalt 60. Experts says this material is most likely to be used in a 'dirty bomb.' And, Since 2005, there have been reports that Tehran may be attempting to procure dirty bomb materials." (Global Security Newswire, "U.K Firm Investigated Over Sale of Dirty Bomb Material to Iran," 5/17/2010)

AMETEK, according to its website, is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, with 11,000 colleagues working at more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 80 sales and service centers in the US and across the world.

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Lloyd Instruments, an AMETEK subsidiary based in the United Kingdom, manufactures material testing machines, texture analyzers, and davenport polymer test equipment, and lists a regional contact in Iran.  (Company Website)

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Another subsidiary, Denmark-based AMETEK Calibration Instruments, also has an office in Iran. The company is a manufacturer of instruments that calibrate temperature, pressure and process signals as well as temperature sensors. (Company Website)

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The devices of AMETEK Calibration Instruments are used in the oil & gas industry, among others. (Company Website)