EU regulators fine ethanol producer Lantmannen $51 mln over ethanol benchmarks cartel
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BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators on Thursday fined Lantmannen, the largest ethanol producer in the Nordic region, 47.7 million euros ($51.4 million) for rigging ethanol benchmarks between November 2012 to March 2014.
The European Commission raided some companies in 2014 and 2015 that subsequently led to investigations into Lantmannen, Alcogroup and Abengoa in 2015.
It said the three companies took part in a cartel focusing on the wholesale price formation mechanism for ethanol in Europe.
