Alfa Laval subsidiaries fined $430K for Iran sanctions violations
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-07-20T17:56:00
Dubai and U.S. subsidiaries of Swedish manufacturer Alfa Laval will settle OFAC charges they violated U.S. sanctions when they shipped storage tank cleaning units to an Iranian company.
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