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1. Thyssenkrupp Appeals Illegal Duty Payouts To US Cos.

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.

2. CIT Rules For ThyssenKrupp In Steel Duty Dispute

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.

3. ThyssenKrupp Drops CIT Steel Duties Injunction Bid

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Mexican steelmaker ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV has withdrawn its request for a permanent injunction barring the distribution of duties to domestic steel producers collected on certain products from foreign steel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.

4. Alcoa Ordered To Repay Italian Electricity Subsidies

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.

5. Steel Duty Distributions Violate NAFTA: ThyssenKrupp

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.

6. Mexican Steel Coil Co. Dealt Blow In Dumping Review

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.

7. ThyssenKrupp Loses Appeal Of €3.17M Antitrust Fine

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.

8. Waupaca Denied Appeal In FLSA Class Action

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.

9. EU Targets Prestressing Steel Cos. In Cartel Probe

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.

10. Austrian Court Upholds €35M In Elevator Cartel Fines

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.

11. KFTC Issues $43M Fine Against Otis Elevator, Others

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.

12. EU Seeks Antitrust Damages From Elevator Cos.

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.

13. Appeals Court Throws Out Suit Against Elevator Cos.

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.

14. ITC Upholds DOC's Anti-Dumping Rules For Resellers

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.”

15. Steel Cos. Demand Anti-Dumping Probe

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.

16. Cartel Fines Will Keep Rising, EC Says

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.

17. American Standard Gets Statement of Objections

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.

18. Kroes Frowns On Class Actions, Treble Damages

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.

19. E.C. Flattens Elevator Makers With €992M Fine

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.

20. DOJ Extends Deadline For Mittal Arcelor To Sell Mills

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.

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