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Construction Flat Glass manufacturers may have unlawfully conspired to fix the price of construction flat glass.
Investigation Source (Case #05;mc;02025;08-cv-00179-DWA)
- Nationwide
Investigation Scope
Category Information
Investigation Topics
- Over Charge
- Price Fixing
- Anti-Competitive Behavior
Products or Services
- Direct Purchasers of Flat Glass
- Flat Glass
Injury Type
- Monetary Loss
Investigation Details
Investigation and pending class action lawsuit against Asahi Glass Company Limited; AGC Flat Glass; AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.; AGC America, Inc.; Guardian Industries Corp.; Pilkington North America Inc.; and PPG Industries on behalf of purchasers of construction flat glass nationwide
This antitrust class action lawsuit alleging that the nation's largest manufacturers of construction flat glass violated the antitrust laws by fixing prices and imposing coordinated energy surcharges on their customers. Defendants' price fixing has allegedly caused their customers to be overcharged for their flat glass purchases.
Defendants met with each other to discuss pricing levels and practices and agreed to fix prices of Construction Flat Glass sold in the United States: (1) they agreed to raise prices to customers in a coordinated fashion; and (2) they agreed to implement identical "energy surcharge" programs and charge identical energy surcharges to their customer so as to raise the price of Construction Flat Glass. In implementing their conspiracy, Defendants engaged in practically simultaneous conduct, unsupported by existing economic and market conditions; demonstrating that their activities were the result of prior knowledge and coordination.
This antitrust class action lawsuit alleging that the nation's largest manufacturers of construction flat glass violated the antitrust laws by fixing prices and imposing coordinated energy surcharges on their customers. Defendants' price fixing has allegedly caused their customers to be overcharged for their flat glass purchases.
Defendants met with each other to discuss pricing levels and practices and agreed to fix prices of Construction Flat Glass sold in the United States: (1) they agreed to raise prices to customers in a coordinated fashion; and (2) they agreed to implement identical "energy surcharge" programs and charge identical energy surcharges to their customer so as to raise the price of Construction Flat Glass. In implementing their conspiracy, Defendants engaged in practically simultaneous conduct, unsupported by existing economic and market conditions; demonstrating that their activities were the result of prior knowledge and coordination.
Defendant Details
| Name (Stock Symbol) | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| Guardian Industries Corporation | Guardian Industries Corporation manufactures float glass and fabricated glass products. |
| Asahi Glass Company Limited | Asahi Glass Company Limited manufactures, distributes and sells sheet glass and other types of glass products. |
| Pilkington Group Limited | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Limited acquired Pilkington Group Limited through NSG UK Enterprises Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary. Pilkington manufactures flat glass. |
| AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. | AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. supplies clear and tinted flat-glass products, energy-efficient coated glass, reflective products, solar solutions, automotive glass, and specialty products such as patterned, acid-etched and painted glass products to the construction, specialty, solar and automotive glass markets. Formerly known as AFG Industries, AGC Flat Glass North America is a subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company. |
| AGC Flat Glass Europe | AGC Flat Glass Europe supplies clear and tinted flat-glass products, energy-efficient coated glass, reflective products, solar solutions, automotive glass, and specialty products such as patterned, acid-etched and painted glass products to the construction, specialty, solar and automotive glass markets in Europe. Formerly known as Glaverbel, AAGC Flat Glass Europe is a subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company. |
| PPG Industries (PPG) | PPG Industries, through its subsidiaries, provides a variety of products for industrial application. |