Manufacturing

“The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is a multi-industry, capital goods manufacturer with over 100 manufacturing and service facilities in 27 countries. It is recognized as one of the world's largest providers of lifting equipment for the global construction industry, including lattice-boom cranes, tower cranes, mobile telescopic cranes, and boom trucks. Manitowoc also is one of the world's leading innovators and manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment serving the ice, beverage, refrigeration, food prep, and cooking needs of restaurants, convenience stores, hotels, institutions, and healthcare facilities” (The Wall Street Journal, "The Manitowoc Company to Participate in J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference,"June 1 2010).

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The company also describes itself as "a leading provider of shipbuilding, ship repair, and conversion services for government, military, and commercial customers throughout the U.S. maritime industry" (Company website).

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Convotherm, a foodservice manufacturer and subsidiary of Manitowac, lists a contact person for sales in Iran on its website. (Subsidiary website)

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Scotsman Ice, a leading global ice manufacturer, is a subsidiary of Enodis, a foodmaking equipment company and subsidiary of the Manitowoc Company.  On the company’s website, Scotsman lists three distributors in Tehran. (Subsidiary website)

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Bio Enzyme Persia, an authorized distributor of medical and laboratory equipment in Tehran, features the Scotsman logo on its website. (Iranian Dealer website)

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In a 2002 press release, Manitowoc stated its plan to create a customer focused sales area in the Middle East, including Iran in the list of countries: “The Middle East (Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, as well as Turkey for tower cranes), which will be managed, by David Semple for the tower crane line and by Hamid Summers for both mobile and crawler cranes, from Dubai” (Manitowoc Press Release, "Manitowoc Crane Group announces new organization structure for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region," February 28, 2002).

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Manitowoc Crane Group followed up its announced sales plan for the Middle East market with a regional distributors' conference in 2005. "Manitowoc Crane Group staged its first Middle East regional distributors’ conference in November 2005, at the Oasis Beach Hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event was an opportunity for Manitowoc Crane Group to meet with its local Grove dealers and discuss the fast-growing Middle East market.

"The conference included representatives from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Oman, Qatar, and Iraq with companies such as Kanoo Machinery, Equipment Company, Orascom Trading, ETCO, Tolitech, Arabian Crane Services, Mannai Trading, and Boranex all sending delegates" (Manitowoc Crane Group News Release, "Middle East Meeting for Grove Dealers," January 6, 2006).

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One of the companies represented at the conference, Toli Tech, is an Iranian construction company with an office in Tehran (Iranian Company Information).

Danfoss A/S (“Danfoss”), was listed as a participant at the 16th International Exhibition of Transportation Urban Services & Related Industries (“ITUF”), which took place at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground from January 2-5, 2019.

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"Last year we opened an office in Teheran and was helped in our strategy by a business case study conducted by three students from Copenhagen Business School, Tenna Skov Thorsted, Ditte Sofie Nielsen and Tessa Zweidorff Jakobsen."  (June 15, 2017)

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Lists Local distributors in Iran.

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The Danfoss Group is a private, family-owned global company that manufactures products and solutions for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Heating, Water, and Motion Controls.

According to its website, “Danfoss is one of the largest industrial companies in Denmark. The global group is a leader within research, development and production, sales and service of mechanical and electronic components for several industries. Danfoss has a large ownership share in one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of mobile hydraulics, Sauer-Danfoss. Danfoss seeks to obtain its goals with a minimal consumption of raw materials and energy, the least possible impact on its surroundings and the most efficient use of resources. Danfoss has a long tradition for a social responsibility towards both employees and the surrounding environment” (Company website).

Danfoss produces “about 250,000 items per day at 93 factories in 25 countries,” and encompasses “140 sales companies and more than 450 agents and distributors all over the world” (Company website).

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Danfoss lists twelve contacts for Iran on its sales and services page, eleven of which are distributors with offices in Tehran. (Company Contact page).

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Techno Service Commercial Co., one of the companies listed in Danfoss’s website, describes itself as “the agent of Danfoss for Plate Heat Exchangers in Iran.” The Danfoss logo and products appear throughout the website. (Iranian Distributor website)
 

According to his LinkedIn page, Mohammad Sanki is the current managing director of KONE-authorized distributor, Saba Service Asanbar, in Tehran, and branch manager of KONE-authorized distributor, Sabalift, in Khorasan, Iran.

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According to its website, “KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The company has been committed to understanding the needs of its customers for the past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic building doors as well as innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance…In 2009, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.7 billion and approximately 34,000 employees” (Company website).
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Kone lists Saba as its authorized distributor in Iran. (Company website)

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“Saba Engineering Co. is the exclusive representative of all the production of KONE Co. in Iran and supplies all type of Elevator, Escalators, Auto walks and ramps.” (Iranian Distributor website)
 

According to publicly accessible ship-monitoring data, since January 1, 2016, Itochu-owned vessels have called at Iranian ports

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Itochu Iran Co. Ltd., is listed on the Itochu Corporation website with an office in Tehran, Iran. (Itochu Company Website, “Middle East”).    

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 "Japan’s Itochu Corporation signed a deal on Saturday to purchase 11,000 tons of polyethylene per month from the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC)." (May 2017)

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Japan’s general trading firm ITOCHU has signed a contract, worth €320 million, for financing petrochemical projects in Iran. The deal was signed with Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC) in Tehran on Saturday, Shana reported. Back in September, Japan’s integrated trading and investment business conglomerate, Marubeni, signed a deal with the same value with PGPIC on financing petrochemical projects in Iran. PGPIC has announced that it plans to attract €1.5 billion in foreign investment within the framework of short-term (usance) and medium-term contracts by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2017). (Tehran Times,  "Japan’s ITOCHU signs €320m petchem deal in Iran" 12/5/2016)

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"Conservative Japanese firms have so far held off taking Iranian crude due to a lack of internationally acceptable insurance coverage, but are looking at ways of using cover provided by the Japanese government, the sources said. The traders seeking to restart purchases together imported around 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian oil before sanctions were imposed and renewed purchases would give a boost to Tehran's aim of increasing its exports to 4 million bpd... ... Itochu Corp said it was considering resuming imports of Iranian oil, while trading house Kanematsu Corp which last bought Iran crude in 2010, is also looking to resume purchases at an early date, but has not yet lined up any customers, a company source told Reuters." (Reuters, "Some Japan trading houses eye resuming Iran oil imports-sources," 10/19/2016).

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"With approximately 150 overseas bases in 74 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, information and communications technology, aerospace, electronics, energy, metals, minerals, chemicals, forest products, general merchandise, food, finance, realty, insurance, and logistics services, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas" (Company Website).

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According to Reuters, "On March 1, 2010, the Company acquired ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co., Ltd” (Reuters Company Profile).

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"ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co., Ltd., also known as CIECO, is an upstream E & P company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. CIECO is known for its technological expertise in all aspects of oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production. As an operating subsidiary company for the ITOCHU Corporation (ITC), CIECO, with its know-how in reservoir management and exploitation, risk management and finance structuring related to the hydrocarbon industry, plays a central role in every aspect of the upstream hydrocarbon businesses of the ITOCHU Group. CIECO's E & P business spans nearly 10 countries globally, allowing for the maximization of ITC's worldwide network" (Itochu Oil Website).

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Itochu has a branch in Tehran, ITOCHU IRAN Ltd. (Company Website)

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Itochu Iran lists describes itself as “a subsidary of a Japanese Trading company. Our main function is marketing and sales of various products in our local market and wordwide. We provide all required information for buyers and suppliers in order to finalize a business” (Itochu Iran Profile).

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As of April 2010, Itochu imports five 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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In a 2005 news release, Itochu announced a major project with Iran to develop Iranian natural gas: "ITOCHU Corporation is at the last adjustment stage with the parties concerned of the high-density polyethylene Project with plant capacity 300,000t/a in Islamic Republic of Iran. The total investment amounts up to 25 billion yen."

"This Project is an epoch-making one in which Thai, Iranian, and Japanese companies jointly establish a joint venture company in Iran. ITOCHU contributes about 12% equity for the joint venture company through another investment company established with Thai partners. This is a long time since the last formal investment has been made in Iran by a Japanese company. Moreover, ITOCHU will also undertake a role as a Project developer with the role including, but not limited to, coordinating contractual negotiation, and arranging finance for the Project, with the close cooperation with the remaining parties."

"It is the greatest merit of this Project to realize stable supply of the inexpensive ethylene utilizing abundant Iranian natural gas for a long period of time" (Itochu News Release, “Iran/Assaluyeh high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Project,” July 2, 2005).

Bobcat lists Tehran-based Touranto Co. P.J.S., a company supplies/construction equipment distributor, as an authorized dealer on its website (Bobcat Company Website).

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In the products section of its website, Touranto Co. lists the Bobcat 553 Loader among its available merchandise (Touranto Company Website).

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An article from Hitachi Construction Machinery, a subsidiary of Japanese company Hitachi, states the following:

"This privately owned company supplies earth moving/material handling machinery and accessories to America, Asia and Europe from leading manufacturers such as Bobcat, Terex, Indeco, Montabert, and Hitachi" (Hitachi Company Website).

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Touranto Co. is also listed on the Iran International Centre of Food and Agriculture Trade website (Irangrofood.com) business directory as distributor of "mini loader bobcats" (Website).

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View image separately to see details on distributor of Bobcat equipment in Iran

Iranian oil, gas, petrochemical and power industries services company Petrokalooj cites Parker as a supplier on its website.

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The Iranian firm, Raya Tosee Tajhiz Paya (“Raya Tosee”), claims to be an authorized agent of Parker in Iran.  (Raya Tosee Website, “Home.”). 

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To assure that we retain our ability to do business with our customers, we request your commitment to comply with (i) all U.S. export and reexport restrictions,  (ii) any additional national export rules (to the extent they apply), and (iii) Parker’s policy, which prohibits direct or indirect sales to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.

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Parker Instrumentation Division is a division of parent company Parker Hannifin Corporation, who, according to its website, has annual sales of more than $10 billion and is “the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets” (Company Website).

On its page, Parker Instrumentation Division states that it “provides highly engineered flow control components and systems. These components range from basic compression fittings, pipe fittings, needle valves, ball valves, compact stream switching valves to modular fitting and valve packages" (Company Website).

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Parker Instrumentation is listed as an exhibitor in the 12th Oil Show in Iran, which took place in 2007 (Iran Oil Show Website).

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In 2003, Parker's Instrumentation Products Division-Europe announced that their products, including tube fittings, valves, regulators and hoses, had been contracted to make gas dispensers for Iran’s “national compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered public transport project.” "According to Parker Instrumentation, Hans Brochier is currently providing fuel dispensing systems for more than 40 filling stations at "key" high-traffic sites throughout the country, which will be used initially by a fleet of CNG-fueled buses. Following the initial phase of the project, Parker Instrumentation noted that Iran's Fuel Conservation Organization, which is spearheading the effort, "expects to extend CNG fueling availability more widely throughout the country via a further 100-plus filling stations...." "The breadth of Parker's product portfolio allowed us to provide a complete fluid flow solution for this CNG-dispensing product," said Parker Instrumentation territory manager Heiner Klinkmann. "Natural gas vehicles are a very fast-growing market, and Iran's groundbreaking application is a global showpiece for the performance of Parker's tube fitting and fluid flow components in this emerging high-pressure application sector" (Alternative Transportation Fuels Today, "Parker Provides Fluid Flow Components for Iranian CNG Scheme," December 9 2003).

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Iran is listed in a catalog of international distributors in a Parker Hannifin product manual ( Parker Hannifin Brochure).

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According to an industry publication, the U.S. manufacturer Parker Hannifin's European subsidiary, Parker's Instrumentation Products Division-Europe, announced in 2003 that its equipment would be used to supply Iranian compressed natural gas refueling stations. The company was selected by Hans Brochier GmbH & Company for a "contract to provide gas dispensers for Iran's nationwide compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered public transport project."

According to its website, Havaracan Industrial Technologies Co., appears to have commercial ties with Denver Gardner division and brand, CompAir.

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Noavar Hava in Tehran, Iran lists Gardner Denver products on its company website.

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Pishro Sanat Farayand, an Iranian manufacturer and distributor of vacuum pumps and air blowers, claims to be "the exclusive agent" of Thomas products (Pishro Sanat Farayand Website).  Thomas is a Gardner Denver company, and it explicitly says so on its logo (which PSF features on its website).  The website also lists the Thomas Standard European Product Catalogue (Pishro Sanat Farayand Website).

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Power Technologies Pyramid, an Iranian equipment supplier lists Gardner Denver equipment on its website (Power Technology Pyramids)

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One of Gardner-Denver's brand's, Wittig, a German manufacturer of industrial tools, lists on their company website, their Iranian distributor of industrial use stationary applications, Patent Co. Ltd. (Wittig)

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In 2008, Gardner Denver acquired Compair.  A leading subsidiary of Compair, Reavell (air compressor manufacturer), lists that operates 3 offices in Iran (Reavell Iran Offices). 

• Fars Rig Company
• Hava San (listed as the exclusive agent of Compair)
• Havay Madar E Iran Co. 

Ameron International was fined $434,700 by the U.S. government in 2013 for violating Iran sanctions. (OFAC, Enforcement Information for October 24, 2013)

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In their 2010 10-K form for the SEC, Ameron announced that they would continue to conduct inquiries into their subsidiaries' businesses in Iran. 

"In 2008, the Company received from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) a Requirement to Furnish Information regarding transactions involving Iran.   Based upon the information available to it at this time, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of this matter." (10-K for AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP, 1/29/2010)

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In a correspondance with the SEC in 2009, the company disclosed details regarding their subsidiaries' activities in Iran. 

“Although we have not discovered any evidence that the Company or any of its subsidiaries directly distributed any of the Dualoy CD-Roms in Iran, we have discovered evidence that a copy of the CD-ROM may have been provided to an unaffiliated Iranian sales agent by an UAE subsidiary of the Company.  

In addition, certain foreign subsidiaries included within the Current Consolidated Group had limited sales from current operations into Iran during 2008 – Two foreign subsidiaries included within the Current Consolidated Group (Ameron (Pte) Ltd. (“PTE”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company located in Singapore and Ameron Malaysia Sdn. BHn. (“AM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTE located in Malaysia, reported combined direct sales from current operations of $342,826.76, and no indirect sales, into Iran during the 2009 Comment Letter Period.

The Company has also recently received information that Bondstrand Ltd. (a foreign company of which the Company indirectly – through a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary – owns 40%) had sales of approximately $13,936.98 of adhesive to an Iranian company."   (CORRESP for AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP, <>9.14.2009)

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In a 2008 Correspondance with the SEC, the company disclosed what materials were being sold in Iran. 

>"The products sold were fiberglass pipe, which is used for fluid conveyance.">(>CORRESP for AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP, >6/28/2008)

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>In a previous correspondence with the SEC in 2008, the company disclosed the names of their foreign subsidiaries conducting business in Iran. 

"Ameron (Pte.) Ltd. (“APL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company located in Singapore, Ameron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhn. (“AM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of APL located in Malaysia and Bondstrand Gulf FZE (“BFZE”), located in Dubai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameron B.V. (“ABV”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company located in the Netherlands, have reported to us, in response to our inquiry about their current operations in 2008, that APL, AM and BFZE do have limited contacts in Iran.  APL, AM and BFZE reported limited sales of non-United States origin products into Iran.  These sales were reported to be confined to sales of pipes and pipe-related products."

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In their 2010 10-K forms for the SEC, Fuel System Solutions disclosed details about their business in Iran.

"From time to time, some of our foreign subsidiaries sell fuel delivery systems, related parts and accessories to customers in Iran, a country that is currently subject to sanctions and embargoes imposed by the U.S. government and the United Nations and a country identified by the U.S. government as a terrorist-sponsoring state. 

The constraints on our ability to have U.S. persons, including our senior management, provide managerial oversight and supervision over sales in Iran may negatively affect the financial or operating performance of such business activities. We have procedures in place to conduct these operations in compliance with applicable U.S. laws. However, failure to comply with U.S. laws in our foreign operations could result in material fines and penalties, damage to our reputation and a reduction in the value of our shares of common stock. 

In addition, our foreign subsidiaries’ activities in Iran could reduce demand for our stock among certain of our investors. Certain potential investors may avoid investing in our common stock for political reasons, rather than for business reasons." (10-K for Fuel Systems Solutions Inc, 3/8/2010)

The Iranian firm, Raya Tosee Tajhiz Paya (“Raya Tosee”), claims to be an authorized agent of Ingersoll Rand in Iran.  (Raya Tosee Website, “Home.”). 

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Ingersoll-rand is listed as a participating company at the 14^th International Exhibition of Transportation & Urban Services & Related Industries which takes place October 27-30^th, 2016 in Tehran Iran. (Participating International Companies)  

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"New Jersey-based Ingersoll Rand, which has won lucrative contracts from the U.S. military, has been selling industrial air condition and air compression systems to Iran through foreign subsidiaries since at least 2000, according to the company. The National Iranian Drilling Company states on its Web site that it uses Ingersoll Rand compressors in its work. Spokesman Paul Dickard said that compressed air systems have a wide variety of applications,  and "it wouldn't be outside the range of possibility" that Ingersoll Rand systems would be used in the oil and gas sectors or even a nuclear plant, where such equipment is commonly found. Mr. Dickard said the company is evaluating what he called its "minor" business in Iran in light of the current political climate, adding: "We will want to think very seriously about whether we want to continue participating in Iran if it puts at risk other business that might be more lucrative for us."  From 2000-2009, the company was the recipient of $422.1 million US federal funds.  They have withdrawn their investments in Iran.  (The New York Times, "Profiting from Iran, and the US," 3/6/2010)

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“Havacaran Industrial Technologies is the distributor of Ingersoll Rand Air Compressors in Iran” (Havacaran website). On its website, Havacaran has posted a certificate from Ingersoll Rand, which formally certifies that it is a distributor "for performing sales & after sales service for Centrifugal (CENTAC), Oil Free Dry Rotary Screw (SIERRA), Oil Injected Rotary Screw (SSR) and Reciprocating (T-30, ESH, PHE) Air Compressors and down stream accessories like air dry & filters" (Havacaran Website, "Certificate"). Ingersoll-Rand, in consortium with Havacaran, participated in Iran’s 12^th international oil show in 2007 (Iran's 12th Oil Show, "Exhibitors List").

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The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), states on its website that the company uses Ingersoll Rand compression systems (NIDC website).

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SATCO (Sameh Afzar Tajak Co.) is a private commercial company in Iran "working in the operation, maintenance, procurement and planning of power stations, automotive industries, steel industries and oil fields" (SATCO website, "About Us"). Ingersoll Rand is one of seven "Principals" affiliated with SATCO, selling assembly and industrial tools as well as material handling products (SATCO website, "Principals"). SATCO has sold products to several oil, gas and petrochemical companies, such as the state-owned National Iranian Drilling Company, as well as numerous light and heavy industries, power stations, the steel industry and automotive industry (SATCO website, "Sales").

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Ingersoll Rand, in consortium with SATCO, participated in Iran’s 12^th international oil show in 2007 (Iran's 12th Oil Show, "Exhibitor List"). SATCO was also an exhibitor at Iran's13th annual oil show in 2008 (Iran's 13th Oil Show, "Exhibitors").

Ingersoll Rand's Distributor Certificate to Havacaran (Havacaran Website, "Certificate")