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Company: Columbian Chemicals Company
Current Parent Company: Aditya Birla Group
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Penalty: $6,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: September 27, 2007
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Columbian agreed to pay $6 million to settle its role in litigation alleging price fixing of carbon black.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:03cv10191 MDL 1543
Case Name: In re: Carbon Black Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: India
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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