Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010
Seeking to force domestic steel producers to relinquish millions of dollars illegally received from anti-dumping funds, Thyssenkrupp Mexinox SA de CV and its stateside importer have appealed their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009
ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV has prevailed in its challenge to the U.S. government's collection of anti-dumping duties on stainless steel sheet and strip products from Mexico and redistribution of those duties to domestic steelmakers, which the Mexican steelmaker said violated laws enacting the North American Free Trade Agreement.Thursday, Dec 03, 2009
Mexican steelmaker ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV has withdrawn its request for a permanent injunction barring the distribution of duties to domestic steel producers collected on certain products from foreign steel importers, saying the parties have agreed the case can move to final judgment.Thursday, Nov 19, 2009
Alcoa Inc. has put smelting operations at two Italian aluminum plants on hold following a European Commission ruling that preferential electricity tariffs the company has received from Italy since 2006 violate European Union state aid rules and must be reimbursed.Friday, Sep 04, 2009
Mexican steel company ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV has asked a federal court to permanently halt the distribution to domestic producers of anti-dumping and countervailing duties levied against certain Mexican steel products, as well as rule that such activities violate the North American Free Trade Agreement.Friday, Aug 07, 2009
The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily found that a Mexican distributor of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils has been selling its products at less than market value in the U.S., but that two Japanese distributors should be let off the hook in a probe of anti-dumping duty orders on the imports.Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009
A unit of German steel giant ThyssenKrupp AG came up short Wednesday in its bid to overturn a €3.17 million ($4.5 million) antitrust fine issued years ago for its alleged role in a conspiracy to fix the price of stainless steel.Monday, Mar 23, 2009
A donning-and-doffing class action is advancing against ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc. as a federal judge on Friday refused to let the foundry appeal the court’s ruling that the workers’ state law claims were not preempted by the Fair Labor Standards Act.Thursday, Feb 05, 2009
The European Union has targeted several manufacturers of prestressing steel used in the construction industry as part of the antitrust authority's investigation into a possible cartel in the sector.Friday, Nov 07, 2008
Austria's highest court upheld nearly €35 million ($44.5 million) in fines Friday for Lucerne, Switzerland-based Schindler Holding AG the country's antitrust authorities levied against the elevator manufacturer in 2007 for its cartel participation.Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has reportedly issued a combined $43.4 million fine to five elevator companies allegedly involved in a scheme to rig prices.Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008
Having already levied a €992 million fine against four elevator companies, the European Commission has now sued them for damages, alleging that it was overcharged for elevators and escalators installed in EU buildings as a result of cartel activity by the firms.Wednesday, Sep 05, 2007
A federal appeals court has tossed a purported antitrust class action that alleged the four biggest international elevator companies engaged in a scheme of price-fixing, bid-rigging and collusion to shut out independent repair companies from the elevator maintenance market.Friday, Aug 10, 2007
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Commerce was correct to enforce stringent anti-dumping duties against American steel companies, which had argued that its policy was “arbitrary, capricious, and not supported by governing law.”Thursday, Aug 09, 2007
A group of European steel companies has asked the European Union to take action against inexpensive steel imports, demanding that regulators initiate anti-dumping procedures against China.Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007
The European Commission intends to continue raising fines against companies that are involved in cartels, despite recent criticism that overly high penalties will have an adverse effect on consumers, an EC spokesperson said Tuesday.Friday, Mar 30, 2007
The European Commission is taking aim at a suspected cartel in the bathroom fixtures and fittings sector, and has sent statements of objections to companies in six of the 27-nation bloc’s member states.Thursday, Mar 08, 2007
The European Union's competition commissioner on Thursday stressed the importance of maintaining a distinctly European system for dealing with antitrust issues, but also said that Europe should draw on the experiences of other countries.Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007
The European Commission has outdone itself, levying its highest antitrust fine ever of €992 million against four elevator and escalator makers for their alleged participation in a price-fixing conspiracy.Thursday, Nov 30, 2006
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday granted steel giants Mittal Steel Co. NV and Arcelor SA 60 more days to quell antitrust concerns regarding their merger.| 1 | 2 |