German company caught smuggling chemical plant to Iran

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Aiotec GmbH agrees $14.5mn settlement with US after disguising shipment of dismantled polypropylene facility

A German company has been penalised for industrial-scale sanctions evasion after being caught smuggling a decommissioned petrochemical plant from Australia to Iran. Aiotec GmbH agreed to pay a $14.5mn settlement to the US Treasury after tricking business partners into letting it dismantle and ship an Australian polypropylene facility in contravention of sanctions against Tehran.

Ofac said Aiotec went to great lengths to disguise the true destination of the Australian plant, working with a Turkish company to create a cover story as its American partner grew increasingly suspicious.

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