Kingspan fined €40 million for breach of EU merger rules
By Lewis Crofts ( October 8, 2026, 09:45 GMT | Insight) -- Irish building-materials group Kingspan must pay €40 million in fines for misleading the European Commission during a probe of its abandoned merger with Trimo. The European Commission said the company had committed four distinct breaches related to incorrect information over board members, R&D plans and market data. The company said it would appeal against the decision. Irish building-materials group Kingspan must pay €40 million in fines for misleading the European Commission during a probe of its abandoned merger with Trimo....
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