Press Release: Judgments in Cases T-11/05, T-18/05, T-19/05, T-20/05, T-21/05 and T-25/05. Wieland-Werke AG and Others, IMI plc and Others, Boliden AB and Others, Outokumpu Oyj and Others, Chalkor AE, KME Germany AG and Others v Commission

The General Court reduces the fines originally imposed on IMI and Chalkor for the copper plumbing tube cartel to €38.556 million and €8.2467 million, respectively. The Commission has not proved to the requisite legal standard that IMI’s participation in the cartel was uninterrupted, and infringed the principle of equal treatment when calculating the fines imposed on IMI and Chalkor.