Iranian brokers and their networks of front companies dominate Iran’s Petrochemical Exports paving way for corruption Information obtained from the servers of the “Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Commercial Company” (PGPICC) reveals its dependence on mostly unknown large-scale Iranian broker networks working worldwide as well as the well-hidden identities of its sanction-evading front companies. As mentioned before in formal U.S. Treasury statements, a large portion of Iran's exports of petrochemicals are made by networks of front companies, carrying unsuspecting names. These companies (as set forth in the table below), are owned and managed by Iranian nationals, well connected to the regime. It is easily noticeable that the names of the workers of such companies are of Iranian origin, thereby validating their true nature. One prominent example, as was put forth in our recent article is "Triliance Petrochemical Co. LTD" a name used by U.S. authorities to identify a network owned and managed by Ali Bayandarian. Reportedly, his network sells Iranian oil and petrochemicals by the billions, providing the Islamic Regime with efficient sanctions-evading capabilities. WikiIran's team has managed to identify the main companies used by networks other than Bayandarian’s, to pay PGPICC in exchange for its petrochemicals. We believe It is highly probable that these companies also constitute the networks themselves. Main companies associated with the largest Iranian broker networks: Sopychem HK Ltd: Sea Miles Trading (UAE) Silver Royal Ltd. (UAE) Laidun Trading Ltd. (UAE) Gigantic Ozone Energy Ltd. (UAE) Cyclone Petrochemical Trading LLC. (UAE) Alkyne Trading LLC (UAE) Octane Power Trading LLC (UAE) Stream Shine Trading (UAE)
Trilliance Petrochemical Co. Ltd.: Oceanic Partner Ltd. (Seychelles) Siwan Trading International FZE (UAE) Petroliance Trading FZE (UAE) Glotreasure Company Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong) Hooger Petrochemical and Oil International FZE (UAE) Monch General Trading Sinoforward FZE (UAE)
Aeonian: Newell Inpack Ltd (China/Hong-Kong)
Foda Trading FZE (UAE) Future Connect Heavy Equipment and Machinery Spare Parts Trading LLC (UAE) Adix Petrochemical Trading Co. LLC (UAE) Ceymar Gida Pazarlama Turizm Sanayi Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sirketi (Turkey) Dina Petrokimya Sanayi Ticaret Anonim
Ventureout Holdings Limited: Tussen Trading Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong) Chemforward Energy PTE LTD (Malaysia) Manda Trasing Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong)
Helvetic Commodity Trading LLC: Star Empire Trading (UAE) Shimmering Star Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong)
ME Access Technology General Trading: Banco Global Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong) Yoko Trading Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong) Pallmill Mechanical & Engineering Equipment Trading LLC (UAE) Star Oil Ltd. (China/Hong-Kong) Racoon Trading Ltd.
Following is bi-annual information on PGPICC’s largest customers; Companies marked in orange have been designated by U.S. authorities
Name | Country of Operation | Sales (U.S. Dollars) | Notes |
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SOPHYCHEM HK LIMITED | China/Hong-Kong | 3,360,355,306 | |
TRILIANCE PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD | China/Hong-Kong | 2,694,268,065 | Have been subject to a numerous U.S. designation acts. |
MONCH GENERAL TRADING | UAE | 810,852,049 | |
HONG KONG UNTED AEONIAN COMPLEX CO LTD | China/Hong-Kong | 808,837,504 | |
PCC SHANGHAI | China/Hong-Kong | 387,322,904 | Iranian Ministry of Defense-linked company. WikiIran obtained and released its documents a year ago. For more information click here. |
FODA TRADING FZE | UAE | 295,755,310 | |
VENTUREOUT HOLDINGS LIMITED | Cyprus | 145,162,933 | |
RACCOON TRADING | China/ Hong-Kong | 127,558,255 | |
HELVETIC COMMODITY TRADING LLC | UAE | 109,611,940 | |
ME ACCESS TECHNOLOGY GENERAL TRADING FZE | UAE | 109,611,940 |