Idemitsu Kosan Co.
"Some processors, including Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Taiwan’s CPC Corp., have cut the amount they buy from Iran." (Businessweek, "Asian Refiners Seek Iran Oil Alternatives on Disruption Threat," 1/6/2012)
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Idemitsu Kosan Co. engages primarily in oil refining and petroleum products, producing and sells oils, petroleum products and petrochemicals. (Company Website "About Idemitsu")
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Idemitsu Kosan Co. is Japan's second-largest petroleum refiner. (Bloomberg, “Idemitsu Raises 109.4 Billion Yen in Oil Refiner IPO (Update2),” October 16, 2006.)
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Fortune Global 500 2008 ranks the company as the 262nd largest company in the world by revenue. (Fortune Magazine, "Global 500 2008: Industry: Petroleum Refining," July 21, 2008.)
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As of April 2010, Idemitsu Kosan imports 12 thousand barrels of crude oil per day from Iran. (Reuters, "Iran’s Crude Oil Buyers in Europe, Asia," April 18 2010)
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On the company website, Tehran is marked on a map of global offices in the Middle East. (Company website, “Global Offices - Middle East”)
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