date:May 25, 2012
obel and is considered to be especially price competitive in the supply of metal packaging coatings by customers, said the OFT yesterday.
Ali Nikpay, OFT senior director and case decision maker, said that Metlac stood out as a particularly close competitor to market leader Akzo Nobel.
A number of customers indicated that the removal of Metlac would eliminate a significant competitive constraint to Akzo Nobel and would therefore result in price increases, he added.
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