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Voestalpine AG is an international steel company based in Austria, with revenues of 11 billion euros as of 2010. Voestalpine manufactures steel and steel products for the railway, automative, tool, and energy industries (Company Website).

An Iranian company, Tajhiz Sanat Hezareh, also known as MIP Ltd., advertises itself as "the exclusive agent of Voestalpine" and supplies "heavy plates, clad plate heads, cones, welding consumables and superalloys in demanding industries like oil, gas, petrochemical, refinery, and power" (Tajhiz Sanat Hezareh).

Additionally, Iran Petrotech, a state-owned subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, advertises a full product catalogue from Voestalpine on its website, focusing on steel components for the manufacture of oil pipelines, tankers, and offshore drilling platforms (Iran Petrotech).

A Voestalpine subsidiary, Bohler Welding Group, has two offices in Iran. Bohler manufactures products for the oil, petrochemical, energy, and steel industries.