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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9202

1 June 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission imposes fines of 344 million euro for price fixing in acrylic glass sector

Brussels, 31/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission imposed its fourth largest fine ever on five acrylic glass manufacturers for participating in a cartel. Acrylic glass or polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA), best known under trade names such as Plexiglas, Perspex and Acrylite, has various uses, particularly in cars, DVDs, contact lenses, household goods, electronics, baths and showers. Between 1997 and 2002, Arkema (formerly Atofina), ICI, Lucite, Quinn Barlo and Degussa agreed...

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