Chemicals

On its website, KCC lists a branch office in Tehran, Iran. (KCC Website, "Global Networks")

VIP is a German adhesive manufacturing company that works in Iran through its partner, Shimiya Beton Co. (VIP Website, "VIP Partner")

Gke works in Iran through its partner, Armin Shegarf Co. Ltd. On Armin Shegarf's website, gke products are advertised. (Armin Shegarf Website, "Homepage")

According to its Company Website, STEULER KCH attended Iran's 19th annual international Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition. (STEULER KCH Website, “News: Fairs Worldwide,” 5/6-5/9/14) 

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Participated in the 2012 Iran Oil Show.

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Steuler is a German engineering company that specializes in surface protective systems, refractory systems and plastics engineering. Steuler works in Iran through its Iranian subsidiary, Aderan Dej. Co. (Steuler Website, "Worldwide Subsidiaries")

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Steuler also works in Iran through an Iranian agency, Kasra Industrial Lining and Coating Consultant Co. (Kasra Website, "Homepage")

“A Bloomberg Markets investigation has found that Koch Industries -- in addition to being involved in improper payments to win business in Africa, India and the Middle East -- has sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran, a country the U.S. identifies as a sponsor of global terrorism. Internal company documents show that the company made those sales through foreign subsidiaries, thwarting a U.S. trade ban… Cohlmia says Koch fired the employees and sales agents involved in the illicit payments and strengthened internal controls. Regarding sales to Iran, she wrote, ‘During the relevant time frame covered in your article, U.S. law allowed foreign subsidiaries of U.S. multinational companies to engage in trade involving countries subject to U.S. trade sanctions, including Iran, under certain conditions.’ Koch has since stopped all of its units from trading with Iran, she says… Internal company records show that Koch Industries used its foreign subsidiary to sidestep a U.S. trade ban barring American companies from selling materials to Iran. Koch-Glitsch offices in Germany and Italy continued selling to Iran until as recently as 2007, the records show. The company’s products helped build a methanol plant for Zagros Petrochemical Co., a unit of Iran’s state-owned National Iranian Petrochemical Co., the documents show.” (Bloomberg, "Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales," 10/3/2011)

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"The trading with Iran involved Koch subsidiaries in Germany and Italy providing key components for a huge state-owned petro-chemical plant, despite a U.S. ban on trade with Iran since 1995."(ABC News,"Report: 'Secret Sins' of Koch Industries," 10/7/2011)

In November 2017, Iran discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of air industries with Antonov company CEO. Iran and Antonov company have been cooperating in the production and operation of aircrafts for two decades.

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"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)

As of December 2020, Rhode Island continues to list Gubretas an Iran scrutinized company for active involvement of at least $50 million in Iran's energy sector. Gubretas maintains a 48.88 percent controlling interest in the Iran-based Razi Petrochemical Co.

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As of July 2020, Gubre remains on the Pennsylvania Treasury's List of Scrutinized Companies Determined as Having Involvement In Iran because of oil-related investment of US $20 million since 1996. 

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Gubre Fabrikalari is listed on the 4Q 2020 Minnesota State Board of Investment List of Unauthorized (Scrutinized) Iran Companies.

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In 2020, the U.S. state of Mississippi listed Gubretas on its state lists of Companies Doing Business with the Iranian Petroleum/Natural Gas, Nuclear and Military Sectors, rendering it ineligible for investment and/or state contracting.

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On January 20, 2020, Minnesota SBI listed Gubretas as a scrutinized investment. The managers are explicitly instructed to refrain from purchasing securities on this list.

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As of October 2019, Gubretras remains on the Pennsylvania Treasury's List of Scrutinized Companies Determined as Having Involvement In Iran because of oil-related investment of US $20 million since 1996. 

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On March 13, 2019, the Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration identified Gubretas as a company “engaged in investment activities in Iran, providing funds, goods or services valued at $20,000,000 or more in the energy sector of Iran.

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Gübretaş subsidiary RaIntrade Petrochemical Co. (“RaIntrade”)3 – whose “core business segments” are “[a]mmonia, fertilizers, [and] petrochemicals” – apparently trades Iranian-origin petrochemical products, notably from the Razi Petrochemical Complex at the Iranian port of Bandar Imam Khomeini. LPG Tanker GAS CAT (IMO: 8818843) recently transported sanctioned petrochemical products apparently supplied by RaIntrade from the Razi Petrochemical Complex arriving at Port of Dahej, India on January 27, 2019... According to the RaIntrade Website, RaIntrade is the “exclusive global marketer of Razi Petrochemical Co. Products.” Moreover, Razi Petrochemical Co. is itself a subsidiary of Gübretaş, according to the 2015 Annual Report of RaIntrade’s ultimate parent, Gübretaş.

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According to the GÜBRETAŞ webpage, GÜBRETAŞ also has a big fertilizer production complex in Iran, with rich natural gas resources. Ammonia, urea and phosphoric acid can be produced in the facilities of this complex.

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In 2017 the U.S. state of Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee listed Iran on its restricted companies list rendering Gubretas ineligible for investment and/or state contracting.

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In 2016 Tennessee used the South Carolina list of "Entities Ineligible to Contract with the State of South Carolina or any Political Subdivision of the State per the Iran Divestment Act of 2014, S.C. Code Ann." as its list of persons it determines engage in investment activities in Iran. Gubretras was included on this list in 2016. "Inclusion on this list would make a person ineligible to contract with the state of Tennessee, if a person ceases its engagement in investment activities in Iran, it may be removed from the list."

In 2018 Tennessee used the New York list of “Entities determined to be non-responsive bidders/offerers pursuant to the New York State Iran Divestment Act of 2012.” BPCL was included on this ist in 2018. Tennessee states "Inclusion on this list would make a person ineligible to contract with the state of Tennessee, if a person ceases its engagement in investment activities in Iran, it may be removed from the list."

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Gubretas, full name Gubre Fabrikalari TAS, is a Turkish chemical fertilizer company, and describes itself as "one of the biggest industrial corporations in Turkey." In addition to manufacturing and trading all types of fertilizer, it also provides port service to assist in their transportation and export (Company Website).

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"Turkish hotels and travel agents reported a sharp jump in bookings from Iranian tourists this week while traders in Istanbul's famed bazaar said more Iranian businessmen have been buying Turkish goods in bulk to sell back home. The pickup in activity immediately after Iran won relief from international sanctions in a nuclear agreement over the weekend signaled that Turkey's slowing economy may be among the first to reap economic benefits from the deal. Companies and merchants anticipate the once-burgeoning trade between the neighboring countries will thrive again…The nuclear agreement also allows Iran to resume exporting and importing some gold and precious metals—an industry that could generate $1.5 billion in government revenues for Tehran, according to the U.S. It also suspends some sanctions on auto and petrochemical exports…For Turkish companies with operations inside Iran, the interim deal is already bringing benefits. Turkish fertilizer producer Gubre Fabrikalari, or Gubretas, which has a 49% stake in the Razi Petrochemical Company, Iran's largest fertilizer production facility, saw its stock rise as much as 7.3% after the deal was announced. 'The deal is definitely positive for us. We used to experience logistical problems when transferring our products due to petrochemical sanctions,' said Huseyin Karakus, investment-relations manager at Gubretas. 'We're already seeing our operation costs decline and we hope money transfers will be easier.'" (Wall Street Journal, "Turkey Expects Boon to Trade With Iran from Nuclear Deal Easing Sanctions," 11/28/13)

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In 2011, Gubretras was added to the Pennsylvania Treasury's List of Scrutinized Companies Determined as Having Involvement in Iran because of oil-related investment of US $20 million since 1996.

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In February 2011, Gubretas's chairman revealed that the company had been approached by Iranian companies for advice in evading US banking restrictions. Bloomberg reported that this solicitation concurred with Gubretas's plans to add 1 million tons of production capacity at its Iranian fertilizer plant.

Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted Hercules U.S.A. Inc. 92 special licenses to do business in Iran. (New York Times, "Companies with Permission to Bypass Sanctions," 12/24/10)