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Skanska is a large Swedish construction and property development company. It is one of the world's ten largest construction companies, with revenue of $18.69 billion in 2009 (Annual Report). 

In 2002, the company issued a press release with the headline, "Cementation Skanska gets green light on Iranian mine contract." 

Alfa Laval is a Swedish technology company that provides industrial equipment for the energy, chemical, metal, food, and beverage industries. It has a strong US presence and had over $3.3 billion in revenue in 2009 (Company Annual Report). 

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Alfa Laval sells its products in Iran through an Iranian website, in addition to maintaing an office in Tehran (Iranian Website). Through this site, Alfa Laval makes available many products that have a known application in the nuclear energy industry. For example, Alfa Laval advertises the benefits of installing its plate heat exchangers in nuclear power plants.

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The company discloses in its annual report that it has paid at least $632,911 in salary to employees in Iran since 2007 (Company Annual Report)

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Alfa Laval's has deep commercial ties with the U.S. government. Since 2000, Alfa Laval has received over $40.4 million in US government contracts. $35.8 million of these contracts were awarded by the Department of Defense (USA Spending). 

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.

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) [S]ome of the important markets of Volvo TrucksIran. (Just Auto, Volvo Truck: 2008 company profile edition 3: Customers, December 2008)

"Ericsson's Web site lists an office in Tehran. Among other things, it has sold communications equipment to the Department of Defense." From 2000-2009 the company has been the recipient of $119 million US federal funds.  Their activity in Iran is currently active. (The New York Times, "Profiting from Iran, and the US," 3/6/2010)

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"Saber Feyzi, managing director of TCI said sanctions havent stopped IT providers from selling to Iran as contracts for equipment such as switches and transmission and radio systems show. Companies including Siemens, Nokia , Eriksson, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems, Telaps, NEC, ZTE, Huawei Technologies Co and Wuhan Research Institute have all supplied the Islamic republic. Iranian officials have dismissed US sanctions as inefficient, saying that they are finding Asian partners instead. Several Asian firms are negotiating or signing up to deals with Iran." (Thai Press Reports, "IRAN IRAN TELECOM CO TO OFFER 50% STAKE BY MARCH," 1/14/09)

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"While U.S. companies have long been barred from operating in Iran, more than 200 multinationals have investments there, from British-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC and French telecommunications-equipment company Alcatel SA to Swedens electronics company Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson." (The Wall Street Journal, "Should states sell stocks to protest links to Iran," 6/14/07)

"Atlas Copco has had a branch in Iran for the past 30 years, according to Senior Vice President Hans Sandberg. The company primarily sells compressors, mining and construction equipment and services there, with sales of about $15 million to $20 million a year, he said. The company has received contracts from several United States federal agencies, including the Fish and Wildlife Service to the Department of Defense."  The company received $9.2 million in benefits and revenue from the US government for their investments in Iran, during 2000-2009.  Their business in Iran is currently active. (The New York Times, "Profiting from Iran, and the US," 3/6/2010)

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Atlas Copco has an Iran portal and lists that it has an office in Tehran, Iran on its company website.