Effective February 19, 2010, added to the U.S. Entity List, due to involvement in activities that could be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States; no export, re-export or in-country transfer involving this entity and any item subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is permitted without a license from the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); allegedly associated with Yi-Lan Chen; allegedly used by Chen in the procurement and export of military specification sealing compound from the United States to Iran, via Hong Kong, to a consignee address linked to Electro SANAM Industries; allegedly used by Chen in the purchase of nickel alloy glass-to-metal pin seals exported from the United States to Iran.