EMKA Company

Also Known As: 

EMKA CO.
EMKA
Exploration and Preparation of Raw Material of the Nuclear Industry Company
Exploration and Preparation of Raw Materials for the Nuclear Industry Company of Iran
Exploration and Nuclear Raw Materials Production Company

Weapon Program: 

  • Nuclear

Address: 

P.O. Box 14155-1339, Tehran-Iran

Oversees uranium discovery, mining, and mineral processing operations in Iran.

A subsidiary of TAMAS; affiliated with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI); uses a front company to procure items intended for AEOI.

Has conducted research on uranium exploration in Esfordi, central Iran, and on uranium content of boreholes in Khoshomi; other research activities have included studies on nickel sulfide mineralization, geochemical stream sediment surveys, and research on geochemical anomalies.

Sanctions

As part of the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran, added on November 5, 2018 to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13599, which targets entities controlled by the Government of Iran and Iranian financial institutions; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity are subject to U.S. sanctions.

Previously added to the SDN list on December 12, 2013, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems; removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Listed by the European Union on May 23, 2011 as an entity linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; removed from the E.U. list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Formerly designated by the Canadian government as a person contributing to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or to its development of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or their delivery systems. 

Mentioned Suspect Entities & Suppliers: 

Date Entered: 

January 1, 2012

Date Last Modified: 

December 10, 2018