Danieli
On February 16, 2021, Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System removed Danieli from its Iran Prohibited COmpanies List.
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As of August 15, 2019, the state of Iowa listed Danieli on its Iran scrutinized companies list.
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According to its annual report filed on June 30, 2018, "With regard to the two Iranian contracts signed with Ghadir Energy Investment Company…The determination of the Italian Government and the European Union, together with other countries, to continue economic cooperation with Iran will hopefully lead to a solution that should allow the completion of the loan procedures for these two contracts and their subsequent start." (Danieli Website, “Annual Report,” 8/30/2018).
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"Italian steel manufacturer Danieli has halted work on finding financial coverage for orders it won in Iran worth 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) following the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “With the withdrawal of the U.S. from the treaty the banks are no longer ready to fund Iranian projects for fear of secondary sanctions,” Danieli CEO Alessandro Trivillin said on Thursday. In 2016 Danieli signed a framework commercial agreement with Iran worth about $5.7 billion." (5/18/2018)
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Danieli group signed $6.2 billion with Iran during President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Italy in January 2016 for the cooperation in the steel and aluminum sectors.--
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"The Italian Danieli Groups steel machinery production plant was inaugurated on Tuesday by Industries, Mining and Trade Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh and the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, Mehdi Karbasian." (May 4, 2017).
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"Several steel giants, including Italy’s Danieli, Spain’s Sarralle Equipos Siderogicos, Germany’s SMS Group and Russia’s INTECO, have been actively participating in the Iranian industry though they seek to bolster ties with Iran. As such, Danieli Persia plant has been constructed in a joint venture between Iran and Italy and will begin production in April 2017. The plant will mark the biggest steel factory in the Middle East and will be operated only by Iranian engineers, as asserted by Danieli CEO Gianpietro Bendetti." (Mehr News Agency, "Iran's Steel Market in 'New Normal' Era," 2/18/2017).
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"The Italian Danieli group, which is one of the world’s largest suppliers of equipment and plants to the metal industry, is set to revamp Khorasan Steel Company’s electric arc furnace technology to boost the steel mill’s steel production capacity, Minews reported. The two companies’ representatives signed a memorandum of agreement in Khorasan Razavi Province on Wednesday. The company says the new EAF technology, which is expected to take one year to install, will also reduce the mill’s raw material and energy consumption." (August 20, 2016).
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Danieli reportedly participating in the Iran Mines & Mining Industries Summit, being held in Tehran May 31-June 1, 2015. (IMIS Website, “List of companies participating in IMIS”)
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“As economic sanctions eased last month under a temporary accord, Iran is shaping up as a hot, untapped opportunity for Western steel exporters, particularly high-grade varieties…About 45 producers sent representatives to a steel conference last month in Tehran to study export opportunities and investing in Iran’s domestic industry, Karbasian said. More than 10 steelmakers contacted by Bloomberg declined to comment or said they hadn’t attended the event…Danieli SpA of Italy and Germany’s SMS Siemag gave addresses at the steel event in Tehran, Karbasian said. A person familiar with Danieli’s situation said the company attended the conference, as the Iranian market is interesting and Danieli is evaluating possible opportunities there.” (Bloomberg, “Iran Thaw Seen Re-Stoking $6 Billion Market for Steel,” 3/12/14)
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"An Italian business delegation will visit Iran to explore investment opportunities in the Islamic Republic. The delegation, headed by Chairman of Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce Rosario Alessandro, will start a four-day visit to Iran on Saturday, said the Press Office of the Iranian Embassy in Rome, Press TV reported…Meanwhile, Italy's Danieli company said it is ready to build a factory in Iran to design and produce mining equipment and machineries. Danieli Chief Executive Officer Gianpietro Benedetti, who is visiting Iran after four years, in a meeting with Mehdi Karbasian, director of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), on Friday referred to Danieli's years of presence in Iran and said the company is keen to expand relations in the mining industry. ‘The construction project of a factory for designing and production of equipment and machineries is currently underway in Shahreza, Isfahan province, and will come on stream within 15 months,’ Benedetti said. Benedetti said Danieli is ready to share its know-how and years of experience in steel industry with Iranian firms. The IMIDRO chief said his organization wants Danieli to cooperate in building a steel factory in Iran and will make every necessary preparation in this regard…Danieli ranks among the three largest suppliers of equipment and plants to the global metal industry. The company has seven factories in Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Thailand, China and India. Its headquarters is in Buttrio in northeast Italy.” (Iran Daily, “Italian business delegation due,” 2/22/14)
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“Italian company, Danieli, has expressed its readiness to establish a factory in Iran for manufacturing mining machinery, ISNA reported on February 21. Danieli's CEO Gianpietro Benedetti made the remarks at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Industry Minister Mehdi Karbasian in Tehran. Currently, a steel plant is being built by Danieli in Iran's city of Shahreza, in Isfahan province, he said, adding that the project will be inaugurated by in the next 15 months.” (Trend, “Italian firm ready to build mining machinery factory in Iran,” 2/21/14)
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"Iranian special steel producer Iran Alloy Steel plans to construct a new seamless pipe mill, Steel Business Briefing is informed by the Iranian state metal and mining group Imidro. A consortium formed of Danieli and another company has signed a contract to construct the new facility named Yazd 1, says Iran Alloy Steel’s director of expansion projects Hokmolah Babaei. The capacity of the new mill, which is expected to be completed within 33 months, will be about 525,000 tonnes/year, a source informs SBB." (Steelmaker.ru, "Danieli will Build New Seamless Pipe Mill for Iranian Special Steel Producer," 4/21/11)
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"The list of about 1,000 Italian companies active in Iran includes such household names as Eni—the energy giant is Iran's biggest business partner in Europe according to the Italian-Iranian Chamber of Commerce—as well as Fiat, Ansaldo, Maire Tecnimont, Danieli and Duferco." (Wall Street Journal, The Rome-Tehran Axis, 1/14/2010)
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"Italy's Danieli & Company has been awarded the job of setting up a big facility in Khuzestan to build steel sheet for oil and gas pipelines. The $232 million contract signed on 25 October requires a separate financing deal being negotiated with Mediocredito Centrale." (MEED, "Iran: Danieli Steel Contract awaits Finance Line." 1999)
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