Sepahan Oil Company (SOC), established in 2002, is an oil refining independent company based in Tehran with its' refining facilities located in Isfahan. The name of the company "Sepahan" has been taken from the ancient name (224 to 621 AD) of the historical and cultural city of Isfahan, in the central Iran. In 2013, SOC began offering shares of stock on Tehran Stock Exchange. With the annual production capacity of more than 700,000 MT, SOC is now the largest producer and supplier of premium Group I base oil in the Middle East. Under the brand name of "Speedy", the company is one of the main producers of diesel and engine oils in the Mideast as well. SOC's primary products include engine oils, industrial lubricants, automobile gear oils, greases and antifreeze, paraffin wax, and heavy slack wax, as well as base oil SN500. The company has been awarded nationally and internationally. It has received Iran's Best Exporter of the Year Awards in 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012 and in 2014, as well as Iran Best Industrial Co. Award in 2004. It has also been announced as the winner of the Golden Award for Quality & Business Prestige in 2007 (Geneva, Switzerland), the Golden Trophy for Quality -- New Millennium Award in 2007 (Paris, France), and Premium Quality Award from the ICS Group in Canada in 2014 and the International Risk Control Academy's (IRCA's) two-star certificate for the year 2015-2016 as the first company in Iran. Nationally awarded for its' environmentally-friendly activities in 2014, SOC has also been accredited by ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO/TS 29001, and ISO 14001 as well as ISO/IEC 17025. It has also succeeded for the first time to receive the Iranian national certificate for protecting consumers' rights in 2016.