Cartels News Releases

August 28, 2006 -- Competition Bureau Obtains Prohibition Order Against Sotheby’s and Sotheby’s (Canada) Inc.

January 9, 2006 -- Competition Bureau Investigation Leads to Record Fine in Domestic Conspiracy

December 8, 2005 -- Nippon Carbon Pleads Guilty to Participating in International Graphite Electrodes Cartel

August 30, 2005 -- Competition Bureau investigation leads to over $1.6 million in fines for international nucleotide producers conspiracy

May 12, 2005 -- Mitsubishi Fined $1,000,000 for Aiding and Abetting Graphite Electrode Cartel

March 2, 2005 -- Former UCAR executive pleads guilty to price fixing

November 9, 2004 -- Nippon Electrodes fined $225,000 for role in conspiracy - Japanese Company Second to Plead Guilty in Competition Bureau Probe

September 22, 2004 -- VAW Carbon fined $500,000 for role in international price-fixing conspiracy

July 16, 2004 -- Morgan companies fined $1 million for obstruction and price-fixing

May 28, 2004 -- Crompton Corporation fined $9 million for role in rubber chemicals cartel

September 18, 2003 -- Former UCAR Executive Robert Krass Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing

August 29, 2003 -- Competition Bureau Nets $1.5 Million Fine in Polyester Staple Fibre Price Fixing Conspiracy

August 19, 2003 -- Competition Bureau Probe Nets $2.9 Million in Fines and Guilty Plea from Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV

August 19, 2003 -- Competition Bureau Investigation Nets $600,000 Fine from Bioproducts Incorporated

February 27, 2003 -- Rhône-Poulenc Biochimie S.A. Sentenced to $500,000 Fine Following Competition Bureau Price Fixing Investigation

December 18, 2002 -- Competition Bureau Investigation in International Price Fixing Conspiracy Leads to $100,000 Fine

October 16, 2002 -- Competition Bureau investigation leads to over $4-million in fines for international bulk vitamin conspiracies

October 24, 2001 -- Competition Bureau Investigation Concludes With $1.5 Million Fine Against Pfizer Inc. in International Price Fixing Conspiracy

July 30, 2001 -- Competition Bureau Investigation Leads to $1.4 Million Fines in International Price Fixing Conspiracy Case

March 1, 2001 -- Corporation Pleads Guilty to Participating in International Conspiracy to Fix Prices

February 5, 2001 -- Corporation Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing

January 8, 2001 -- Company Pleads Guilty to Bid-rigging under the Competition Act

October 24, 2000 -- $1 Million fine imposed in Montreal area snow removal conspiracy

September 19, 2000 -- Fines totally $2.71 million imposed for international conspiracy under the Competition Act

August 30, 2000 -- Companies Plead Guilty to Montreal Area Snow Removal Conspiracy

July 18, 2000 -- Foreign Corporation Fined $12.5 Million for Price Fixing

April 26, 2000 -- Notaries’ Association Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing

April 25, 2000 -- Alberta Pine Shake Manufacturer Convicted of Bid-rigging under the Competition Act

March 31, 2000 -- Construction Management Firm and Electrical Contractors Fined For Bid-Rigging

March 30, 2000 -- Federal Court Imposes A Fine Of $1 Million For International Vitamin Conspiracies

March 1, 2000 -- Federal Court Imposes a Fine of $5.2 Million For International Vitamin Conspiracies

October 27, 1999 -- Former Roche Executive Convicted and Fined for International Conspiracies under the Competition Act

October 26, 1999 -- Federal Court Imposes $3.28 Million in Fines for International Conspiracy under the Competition Act

October 26, 1999 -- Federal Court Imposes a Fine of $370,000 For a Foreign-directed Conspiracy Under The Competition Act

October 25, 1999 -- Former Roche Executive Convicted and Fined For International Conspiracies Under the Competition Act

September 24, 1999 -- Canadian Participant in an International Price-fixing Conspiracy For a Feed Additive Fined $2.25 Million

September 22, 1999 -- Federal Court Imposes Fines Totalling $88.4 Million For International Vitamin Conspiracies

September 17, 1999 -- Executive Convicted and Sentenced to Nine Months Imprisonment for Price Fixing under the Competition Act

July 30, 1999 -- Electrical Contractor Convicted In Toronto Bid-rigging Prosecution

July 23, 1999 -- $700,000 in Fines Paid by Akzo Nobel and Glucona for Price-fixing under the Competition Act

May 25, 1999 -- $700,000 In Fines Paid by Roquette Frères for International Conspiracy Under the Competition Act

March 18, 1999 -- Record $30 Million Fine and Restitution by UCAR Inc. for Price Fixing Affecting the Steel Industry

February 15, 1999 -- $360,000 in Fines Paid by Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for International Conspiracy Under the Competition Act

January 15, 1999 -- Eight Metro Quebec City Snow Removal Companies Plead Guilty Conspiracy

October 21, 1998 -- $6.7 Million in Fines Paid by Jungbunzlauer International A.G. and Haarmann & Reimer Corporation for Violations of the Competition Act e

July 23, 1998 -- $3.57 Million in Additional Fines Under the Competition Act

May 27, 1998 -- $16 Million in Fines Paid by Archer Daniels Midland for Violations of the Competition Act in the Food and Feed Additive Industries

February 27, 1998 -- Another Electrical Contractor Pleads Guilty in Toronto Bid-Rigging Investigation

February 10, 1998 -- Four Manufacturers Plead Guilty to Bid-Rigging Involving Alberta Crown Timber Contracts

December 19, 1997 -- Electrical contractors plead guilty to bid-rigging and pay fines of $2.55 million

February 17, 1997 -- Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd. pleads guilty to two charges under the Competition Act

January 29, 1997 -- Record Fine of $550,000 Imposed on Individual for Conspiracy Offence Under the Competition Act

May 12, 1995 -- L'Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires, le Groupe Jean Coutu (PJC) Inc., McMahon Essaim Inc., les Magasins Koffler de l'est Inc., Famili-Prix Inc., Pharmacentres Cumberland (Merivale) Ltée. et Uniprix Inc., Pleaded Guilty to a Charge of Conspiracy Under the Competition Act

February 20, 1995 -- Tennant Wire Limited Fined $100,000 for Conspiracy Offence Under the Competition Act

January 23, 1995 -- Ambulance Operators Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charge Under the Competition Act

July 12, 1994 -- Fine Levied Under the Competition Act in Joint Canada - U.S. Investigation