Keyword: cartel

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EU Fines Flexible Foam Producers for Price Fixing

04.02.2014 - In its latest trust-busting move, the European Commission has closed a case dating from 2010, fining three manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam €114 million for price fixing...

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Court Trims Solvay's EU Antitrust Fine

20.06.2011 - Solvay won a 16.5% cut to an antitrust fine after Europe's second-highest court said the Belgian chemicals group took part in an illegal cartel for less time than EU regulators had...

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EU Court Upholds €59 Million Fine on Arkema, Elf

18.05.2011 - Europe's second-highest court on Tuesday upheld European Union antitrust fines totaling €59 million ($84 million) on French groups Elf Aquitaine and Arkema for participating in a...

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German Gas Competition is Working

16.06.2010 - Germany's federal cartel office on Tuesday said the gas market had started developing enough dynamism for it to stop intervening, in a move that was cheered by market leader E.ON...

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Akzo Nobel CEO Takes Hard Line After Cartel Fines

29.04.2010 - Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel's chief executive took a hard line on Wednesday after recent European Commission cartel fines imposed on the firm, stressing that such practices...