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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8603

11 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission fines organic peroxides cartel

Brussels, 10/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has imposed fines totalling 70 million EUR on companies which were part of a cartel producing organic peroxides, chemicals used by the plastics and rubber industry. Atofina was fined the most, 43.47 million EUR, Peroxid Chemie 8.83 million, Degussa UK Holdings and Peroxid Chemie, jointly and severally, 16.73 million, Peroxidos Organicos (Perorsa) 0.5 million, and AC Treuhand 1000 EUR. This is the longest-lasting cartel ever discovered (29...

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