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The subsidiary of Cementos Argos will have to pay USD 20 million [PAID=] Argos USA, the subsidiary of Cementos Argos in the United States, was fined USD 20 million for violating antitrust laws, accused ...

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UltraTech Cement, ACC and Ambuja Cements' offices were reportedly raided [PAID=]India's antitrust body raided UltraTech Cement's offices and Mumbai offices of ACC and Ambuja Cements on Wednesday, two ...

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The US authorities are yet to approve the companies’ transaction [PAID=] Amcor and Bemis announced another important step toward closing their all-stock transaction. Unconditional antitrust clearance ...

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The transaction was approved without any restrictions [PAID=] Antitrust regulators in Brazil have approved a tie up between Fibria Celulose and Suzano Papel e Celulose, paving the way for the creation ...

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Major producers accused of colluding prices Antitrust case continues to shake the Italian cement market, reports Altre Economia. Major cement companies in the country, including Italcementi, Buzzi, Colacem, ...

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The transaction has already received antitrust clearance from Germany’s Federal Cartel Office Rayonier Advanced Materials and Tembec announced today that they received notification from the Anti-Monopoly ...

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... million following an antitrust investigation that condemn other companies like Holcim or Buzzi Unicem. Italcementi has come forward saying that it will appeal the decision, believing the accusation to ...

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The company officials laid out reasons for bankruptcy   Maine-based Verso Paper executives pointed to high debt, an unexpected fall in demand for coated paper and a lengthy antitrust settlement as ...

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The company is investigated for antitrust violations [PAID=]Cementir’s unit in Italy has come under the scanner by the Antitrust authorities, reports La Stampa. The company, along with other companies, ...

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The body has begun investigating four cement makers Italy’s antitrust body has commenced investigating four cement makers for alleged price fixing, reports Reuters. The company under investigation ...

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The body has begun investigating four cement makers Italy’s antitrust body has commenced investigating four cement makers for alleged price fixing, reports Reuters. The company under investigation ...

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... by the first half of 2016. Italcementi is finalizing the contract before presenting it to the European antitrust commission. The company is developing its planned future production as decided prior to ...

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Six cement makers to pay fines Cade, the Brazilian antitrust watchdog, ordered six cement makers to pay a combined R$ 3.1 billion (about $934 million) in fines within a month in a landmark decision ...

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Six cement makers to pay fines Cade, the Brazilian antitrust watchdog, ordered six cement makers to pay a combined R$ 3.1 billion (about $934 million) in fines within a month in a landmark decision ...

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Assets divestment was a condition for Lafarge and Holcim merger EU antitrust regulators have cleared last week CRH's planned EUR 6.5 billion ($7.1 billion) purchase of a number of mostly European assets ...

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... the restrictions agreed between the companies and the antitrust agency is the sale of cement and concrete plants in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Cade determined that the buyer of the units should ...

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... Holcim Morocco without antitrust investigation, reports L’Usine Nouvelle. The combined market share of the two cement companies exceeds 65 percent. Their competitors in Morocco, Ciments du Maroc and ...

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... one company: Nesher. It said a plan is set to be implemented by Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo to force Nesher to sell its Har Tov plant. The plant produces around a million tons of cement each year, ...

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... economic links became tenuous and looking to other markets for fresh opportunities was the viable option. With emerging economies now on the rise worldwide, antitrust enforcement has proliferated as many ...

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CIL accused of abusing monopoly status.   Coal India Limited has been sued before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) by Maharasthra Power Generation Company (Mahagenco), reports Mining Weekly. ...

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CIL accused of abusing monopoly status.   ...To read the full article on CoalWeek, click here.

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Penalty marks the first instance competition authorities hit out against the cement industry.   The possibility of a CII penalty due to accusations of cartelization by cements companies may have a ...

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Cement companies in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia fined [PAID=] Turkish antitrust authorities have imposed a 49.16 million liras fine against ten cement companies reports Haberx. The companies ...

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Cement companies in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia fined [PAID=] Turkish antitrust authorities have imposed a 49.16 million liras fine against ten cement companies reports Haberx. The companies ...

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Company regrets shifting resources to litigating the claims. The antitrust cases against the concrete operations of major concrete producers in Florida, which included Titan America LLC's Florida ...

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$309 million fine for plasterboard price fixing upheld by EU high court. Paris-based Lafarge has lost its appeal to the European Union’s high court against a $309 million antitrust fine for colluding ...

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... the remaining competitors and enable CalPortland to raise prices. The move is part of the FTC's antitrust enforcement efforts, which resulted in a record number of blocked or abandoned deals in 2022.  ...

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... the agreement in a note. The operation's conclusion will be subject to additional legal and contractual requirements, which the company hoped would happen immediately after receiving the antitrust authority' ...

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German company acquired RWG Holding GmbH German-based Heidelberg Materials will acquire RWG Holding GmbH, from Berlin, subject to permission by the competent antitrust authorities, reports Market Screener. ...

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German company acquired RWG Holding GmbH German-based Heidelberg Materials will acquire RWG Holding GmbH, from Berlin, subject to permission by the competent antitrust authorities, reports Market Screener. ...

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Regulator approved with no restriction the sale of Holcim Brasil to steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional [PAID=]The Court of Cade, Brazilian antitrust regulator, approved on August 17 the sale of ...

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... Federation’s Government Sub-Commission for the Control of Foreign Investments and customary antitrust approvals and on the approval of Mondi’s shareholders. This proposition follows the announcement ...

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... business of Cemex España, reports Lex Latin. BKM | Berkemeyer advised the buyer in the notification of the concentration operation before the Paraguayan antitrust agency, which ruled favorably on February ...

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... business of Cemex España, reports Lex Latin. BKM | Berkemeyer advised the buyer in the notification of the concentration operation before the Paraguayan antitrust agency, which ruled favorably on February ...

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The French multinational will join forces with the Turkish company to boost their plaster business in Turkey The France-based Saint-Gobain announced in a press release that it has entered into a joint-venture ...

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... the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division encumbrances. Rinker Pipe and Forterra Precast produce concrete drainage and sewer pipe, plus companion structures, at 50 sites across the US and Canada. ...

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... company also announced the cancellation of a merger with Konecranes, amid antitrust bureaucracy matters. Cargotec explained that Kalmar will offer industry-shaping, eco-efficient cargo handling equipment, ...

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the Finnish companies to merge on legal antitrust matters [PAID=]The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the merger of the Finland-based ...

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Forterra focuses on the production of concrete pipes, drainage structures, structural precasts, and ductile iron pipes The US-based building company Quikrete Holdings announced it has completed the ...

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The Finland-based road and maritime companies have received antitrust approval for deal on February 24 The Finnish companies Cargotec and Konecranes on Thursday, February 24, received the European Union ...

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... Russia led inspections, in a tentative trial to ensure competition and prevent monopolization of the market. The FAS conducted antitrust investigations against the largest Russian producers of steel, and ...

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... Eagle Corp and Georgia’s Foley Products Company, according to Concrete Products. The companies anticipated the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division stipulated asset divestitures to approve a merger ...

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... Thursday it has obtained the necessary antitrust regulatory clearances from Spain and China, after having already obtained those from the United States and Turkey. The merger is expected to be completed ...

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... to the approval of the antitrust authorities and will concern 160 people, most of them at the Teufel plant in Straßberg, all of whom were informed personally in advance. Teufel operates a quarry for ...

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The deal is priced at USD 218 million [PAID=]Brazilian Companhia Nacional de Cimento (CNC), controlled by BCPAR, has concluded a contract for the purchase of the group's assets CRH operating in Brazil, ...

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... International Paper in Brazil, made in March, received the green light by the Brazilian antitrust agency CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica), announced the company. The production units ...

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... joint research corporation CI4C – Cement Innovation for Climate – which is currently waiting for final approval from the antitrust authorities, reports HeidelbergCement. Aim of the corporation is to ...

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... joint research corporation CI4C – Cement Innovation for Climate – which is currently waiting for final approval from the antitrust authorities, reports HeidelbergCement. Aim of the corporation is to ...

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... the Federal Antimonopoly Service for its request to be the sole owner and manager of these assets. “This transaction is acceptable, meets the requirements of antitrust laws and will not lead to a decrease ...

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The transaction is expected to close in the coming months HeidelbergCement announced that its North American subsidiary, Lehigh Hanson, has entered into an agreement with Giant Cement, a subsidiary ...