EU cartel case warning for REACH consultants

CW Briefing, December 2009/January 2010
On 11 November 2009, the European Commission imposed fines totalling €173 million on 24 companies for operating a cartel in the plastics additives sector. Charles Whiddington of law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse describes the case and warns of potential implications for REACH consultants. The cartel related to heat stabilisers which are used to avoid decomposition caused by heat during the processing of PVC into final products. They are...

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