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Company: Chemtura Corporation
Current Parent Company: Lanxess
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Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: February 27, 2008
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Chemtura agreed to pay $15 million to settle its role in litigation alleging price fixing of polyether polyols used to produce urethane foam.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Kansas
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:04md1616
Case Name: In re: Urethane Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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