Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 9/1/2026
Conduct/Event period: June 1992–June 27, 1995
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: March 8, 2000
Ajinomoto agreed to plead guilty and pay $10 million for lysine price fixing
Summary
On August 27, 1996, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. signed a plea agreement and agreed to a $10 million criminal fine for participating in a global conspiracy to fix lysine prices and allocate sales. DOJ placed the conspiracy from June 1992 through June 27, 1995. The plea agreement remained subject to court approval at announcement; a later DOJ enforcement history records sentencing on March 8, 2000. Primary sources: https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1996/August96/411at.htm and https://www.justice.gov/archives/atr/file/518331/dl
Evidence Weight
95.87
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 95.87470444031266
File Weight: 1