SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH AG einigt sich mit deutschem Bundeskartellamt

Luzern, 21. November 2019 - SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH, ein weltweit führendes
Unternehmen für Speziallangstahl, hat eine aussergerichtliche Einigung mit dem
deutschen Bundeskartellamt in Bezug auf die Ermittlungen wegen vermuteter
kartellrechtswidriger Praktiken erzielt. Die Parteien haben sich auf eine
Geldbusse in der Höhe von EUR 12,3 Millionen geeinigt.
 
SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH akzeptiert die Busse. Die Einigung ist vorbehältlich der
Durchführung der geplanten Aktienkapitalerhöhung, die von der
ausserordentlichen Generalversammlung am 2. Dezember 2019 genehmigt werden soll.
 
- ENDE -


Für weitere Informationen:
 
Dr. Ulrich Steiner
Vice President Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & CSR
Telefon +41 (0) 41 581 4120
u.steiner@schmolz-bickenbach.com
www.schmolz-bickenbach.com (http://www.schmolz-bickenbach.com/)
 
 
Über SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH
Die SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Gruppe ist heute einer der führenden Anbieter
individueller Lösungen im Bereich Spezialstahl-Langprodukte weltweit. Sowohl
bei Werkzeugstahl als auch bei rostfreiem Langstahl zählt der Konzern zu den
führenden Herstellern im globalen Markt und gehört zu den beiden grössten
Unternehmen in Europa für legierten und hochlegierten Edelbaustahl. Mit über
10 000 Mitarbeitern und eigenen Produktions- und Distributionsgesellschaften in
über 30 Ländern auf fünf Kontinenten gewährleistet das Unternehmen die
globale Betreuung und Versorgung seiner Kunden und bietet ihnen weltweit ein
komplettes Portfolio aus Produktion und Sales & Services. Sie profitieren
von der technologischen Expertise des Unternehmens, der weltweit konstant hohen
Produktqualität sowie der detaillierten Kenntnis lokaler Märkte.
 
 
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