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China's top cement group eyes rare antitrust exemption in bid to end price wars

By MLex Staff ( August 12, 2025, 07:58 GMT | Comment) -- The China Cement Association is urging industry players to consider a controversial antitrust exemption tied to market downturns, hoping it can provide legal cover for coordinated pricing and end the price wars that have gutted margins. But lawyers warn the burden of proof is steep and the legal risks remain high. As Beijing cracks down on destructive, cutthroat competition, can industry players coordinate pricing without breaking antitrust law? China's cement industry is considering testing that line, with a push to invoke a rare legal exemption that could legitimize “reasonable-profit” price floors....

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