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Germany ends chemical cartel probe with final sanctions
Friday, 16 March 2012
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) yesterday fined 13 chemical wholesalers a total of €8.7 million, marking the end of its investigation of cartel activity in the sector.
South Africa prohibits mining merger
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
South Africa’s Competition Commission blocked a vertical merger in the chemical mining sector yesterday, prompting suggestions that the authority’s approach is becoming increasingly cautious.
EU court overturns commission chemical fine
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Europe’s General Court has annulled a €9.9 million cartel fine, after finding that the European Commission’s evidence was “not sufficiently precise and conclusive” as to warrant imposing penalties.
Victory for Elf Aquitaine at ECJ
Friday, 30 September 2011
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has annulled cartel fines issued by the European Commission to chemical company Elf Aquitaine over parental liability for the actions of its subsidiary Arkema.
EU court confirms DG Comp chemical cartel fine
Friday, 15 July 2011
Europe’s General Court has upheld fines imposed on chemical company Arkema and its parents Total and Elf Aquitaine for participating in a cartel in the hydrogen peroxide market.
DG Comp error sees reduction in Arkema cartel fine
Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Europe’s General Court today cut a European Commission fine issued to chemical company Arkema by €106 million, citing calculation errors.
Solvay bids for Rhodia in chemical merger
Premium Article - Wednesday, 06 April 2011
Belgian chemicals company Solvay has announced a €3.4 billion offer for French rival Rhodia, subject to antitrust approval.
Repsol loses chemical cartel fine appeal
Premium Article - Thursday, 20 January 2011
Spain’s largest oil company, Repsol, has today lost an appeal at the European Court of Justice against a €3.4 million fine for fixing chemical prices.
Germany fines wholesale chemical companies
Premium Article - Tuesday, 07 December 2010
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) today fined 12 chemical companies €15 million for a network of anti-competitive agreements in the wholesale chemicals industry. A further 16 companies remain under investigation.
UK chemical merger gets CC scrutiny
Premium Article - Monday, 22 November 2010
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred chemical company Dorf Ketal Chemicals’ acquisition of assets from rival Johnson Matthey to the country’s Competition Commission.
UK commission provisionally clears fertiliser JV amendments
Premium Article - Friday, 12 November 2010
The UK’s Competition Commission has decided to partly release two fertiliser companies from commitments that were required for the approval of their joint venture, due to changes in the liquid carbon dioxide market.
DG Comp slams 30-year animal feed cartel
Premium Article - Tuesday, 20 July 2010
The European Commission today fined 13 companies €175 million for market sharing and price fixing in the animal feed phosphates industry.
FTC gives final approval on scientific instrument deal
Premium Article - Wednesday, 30 June 2010
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement that will allow chemical technology company Agilent Technologies to go ahead with its US$1.5 billion acquisition of rival Varian.
CFI upholds chemical cartel fines
Premium Article - Thursday, 01 October 2009
Europe’s Court of First instance has upheld fines imposed on chemicals companies Akzo Nobel, Elf Aquitaine and Hoechst, for participating in a 15-year industrial chemicals cartel.
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