Tuesday, February 26, 2008

The Cartel Attack And Then The Flak


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Aug 2007 Korean Airlines was fined $300 millions by the US Justice Department for fixing prices for passengers and cargo flights. The company thus posted its first loss in two years.

February 2007 The European Commission fined Otis, KONE, Schindler & ThyssenKrupp Groups €992 million for operating cartels for the installation and maintenance of lifts and escalators.

February 2006 British Airways was fined £350 million for its involvement in an alleged price-fixing scandal that included colluding with competitors over fuel surcharges on passenger and cargo flights.

November 2005 Mexico imposed its biggest anti-monopoly fines ever, totaling about $68 million (€ 58 million) against Coca Cola and dozens of its distributors and bottlers.

October 2005 The United States Department of Justice slapped a fine of $300 million on Samsung Electronics for participating in an international conspiracy to fix prices in the DRAM market.

October 2004 Infineon Technologies AGcompany was sentenced a fine of $160 million for participating in the conspiracy to fix prices in the DRAM market.

October 2003 The European Commission fined Aventis €99 million for its alleged involvement in a cartel alongside four Japanese companies for controlling price of the sorbates. The five companies controlled up to 85% of European sorbates market and met twice a year to set prices and production quotas.

March 2004 The European Commission slapped a fine of €497.2 million ($611.8 million) for violating the European Union the anti-trust law on software giant Microsoft. The commission ordered the unbundling of Windows Media Player within 90 days and required that ‘complete and accurate’ information be given to rival or other makers of computer servers within 120 days.

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Source :
IIPM Editorial, 2007

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