Rotten Company

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

Approved Evidence

Added to Rotten Company: 8/23/2026
Conduct/Event period: 1992–January 19, 1999
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: April 30, 2014
misconduct

FLSmidth industrial plastic-bags cartel liability

Summary

The European Commission found FLSmidth & Co. A/S and FLS Plast liable for participation in a cartel in the European industrial plastic-bags sector. The conduct included price fixing, common price-calculation models, market and sales-quota allocation, customer and order allocation, bid coordination and exchange of individualized information. EU court proceedings ultimately left FLSmidth jointly and severally liable for EUR 14.45 million of the fine after adjusting the period of liability. Source: https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-238%2F12

Evidence Weight
100.00
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.99949375640537
File Weight: 1