CAMPINE NV "The (European) Commission alleges in its statement of objections that these companies agreed or coordinated their behaviour only in order to maintain higher profit margins," the EU executive said in a statement.
"As a result, they may have lowered the prices paid to scrap dealers, many of which are small and medium-sized
companies," it said, without naming the cartel members.
Four of Europe's top lead recyclers, Ecobat [ECOBT.UL], JCI (>> Johnson Controls Inc), Recylex (>> RECYLEX) and Campine (>> CAMPINE) were investigated by the Commission, sources told Reuters after dawn raids by the EU competition authority in 2012.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, editing by Julia Fioretti)
