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FTC makes polyethylene cartel raids

The Fair Trade Commission raided the offices of four companies Thursday on suspicion that they formed a cartel from April 2004 to around 2006 to prop up prices of polyethylene sheet used in insulation materials, sources said Thursday. Toray Industries... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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