Tag: Industrial Goods

FTC Challenges Proposed Merger of Two Hydrogen Peroxide Producers

Date

August 2, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized an action to block Evonik Industries AG’s proposed $625 million acquisition of PeroxyChem Holding Company, alleging the merger of the chemical companies...

Closing Letters

UNEX Corporation

Date

July 23, 2019

Matter Number

P074204

Closing Letter to Mr. Justin B. Bender, Counsel for UNEX Corporation, doing business as HYTORC (452.44 KB)

FTC Imposes Conditions on Quaker Chemical Corp.’s Acquisition of Houghton International Inc.

Date

July 23, 2019

Chemical companies Quaker Chemical Corp and Houghton International Inc. have agreed to divest certain products and related assets to a subsidiary of French multinational corporation Total S.A., to...

FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Titanium Dioxide Companies Tronox Limited and Cristal

Date

May 29, 2019

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the acquisition by Tronox Limited of competitor Cristal would violate the antitrust...

Federal Register Notice

Tronox/Cristal USA; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment

Date

April 17, 2019

FTC Requires Divestitures by Tronox and Cristal, Suppliers of Widely Used White Pigment, Settling Litigation over Proposed Merger

Date

April 10, 2019

Tronox Limited and Cristal, two of the largest suppliers of the white pigment chloride process titanium dioxide, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges by divesting Cristal’s North...

FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Joint Venture among Three Producers of PET Resin

Date

February 25, 2019

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that three PET resin producers’ proposed $1.1 billion joint acquisition out of bankruptcy of...

Adjudicative Proceedings

Monier Lifetile LLC, Boral Ltd., and Lafarge S.A, In the Matter of

The FTC charged that Boral Ltd. and LaFarge SA violated antitrust laws by establishing a joint venture, Monier Lifetile LLC, that combined their concrete roofing tile (CRT) manufacturing divisions. Boral and LaFarge are the two largest producers of CRT in the United States. To settle FTC charges that the joint venture would likely substantially reduce competition in the market for CRT, Monier Lifetile LLC agreed to sell production facilities in Arizona, California and Florida to CRH PLC.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 5, 2019

FTC Matter/File Number

9810060

Docket Number

9290

Statement of Chairman Simons, Commissioner Phillips, and Commissioner Wilson In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. (60.34 KB)

Statement of Chairman Simons, Commissioner Phillips, and Commissioner Wilson In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc.

Date

January 28, 2019

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

181 0180

Statement of Commissioner Chopra In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc.

Date

January 28, 2019

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

181 0180

Statement of Commissioner Chopra In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. (61.2 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Slaughter In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc.

Date

January 28, 2019

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

181 0180

Statement of Commissioner Slaughter In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. (102.14 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Wilson In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc.

Date

January 28, 2019

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

181 0180

Statement of Commissioner Wilson In the Matter of Sycamore Partners II, L.P., Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. (110.57 KB)

FTC Imposes Conditions on Staples’ Acquisition of Office Supply Wholesaler Essendant Inc.

Date

January 28, 2019

Office supply distributors Staples Inc. and Essendant Inc. have agreed to a settlement as part of the companies’ proposed $482.7 million merger in order to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations...

FTC Imposes Conditions in Joint Venture among Three Producers of PET Resin

Date

December 21, 2018

Three PET resin producers have agreed to restructure their transaction and to accept certain other conditions to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $1.1 billion joint...

Administrative Law Judge Upholds FTC’s Complaint Allegations that Merger of Major Titanium Dioxide Companies would have Harmed Competition

Date

December 17, 2018

In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell upheld allegations in a Federal Trade Commission complaint challenging the merger of Tronox Limited and...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 311: Test Procedures and Labeling Standards for Recycled Oil; Incorporation by Reference of Updated Publication

Date

September 24, 2018

Statement by FTC Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman on the Court Granting a Preliminary Injunction in the Tronox/Cristal Matter

Date

September 5, 2018

Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court ruling today that granted the FTC’s request for a preliminary...

FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Construction Company CRH plc

Date

August 3, 2018

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Dublin, Ireland-based construction company CRH plc’s $3.5 billion acquisition of its...