Shaanxi Cement Association and 13 cement companies were punished for monopoly behavior

Xinhua News Agency, Xi'an, July 10 (Reporter Xue Tian) The reporter learned from the Shaanxi Provincial Market Supervision Administration that a few days ago, under the guidance of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, the Shaanxi Provincial Market Supervision Bureau was based on the "Anti -Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China" and The illegal behavior of the Shaanxi Cement Association's organization of 13 cement companies reached and implemented a monopoly agreement was imposed, and the parties were ordered to stop illegal acts and fined a total of about 451 million yuan.

It is understood that these 13 cement companies are Yaobai Special Cement Group Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Jinyu Jidong Cement Economic Trade Co., Ltd., Jidong Heideberg (Liyang) Cement Co., Ltd. Building Materials Group Co., Ltd., Tongchuan Cosmodge Building Materials Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Ecological Cement Co., Ltd., Liquan Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Qianxian Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Tongchuan Phoenix Building Materials Co., Ltd. Company, Baoji Zhongxi Phoenix Mountain Cement Co., Ltd. and Qianyang Conch Cement Co., Ltd..

After investigation, from July 2017 to March 2019, the concrete enterprises involved in the industry conference, party, WeChat chat and other activities organized or spontaneous organization organized or spontaneously organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Cement Association. The same or similar price increase was implemented in the unified time.

The investigation of the Shaanxi Provincial Market Supervision Bureau shows that the above -mentioned illegal acts have been eliminated and restricted the competition in the cement market in the Guanzhong area of ​​Shaanxi Province, destroying the market order of fair competition in the building materials industry, and harming consumers' interests and social public interests. The above -mentioned acts involved in violation of the "Anti -Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China" in Article 13 of the "prohibiting operators with a competitive relationship from reaching a fixed or changing commodity prices"; the above behavior of the Shaanxi Cement Association violated the "People's Republic of China Anti -Monopoly Article 16 The "Industry Association shall not organize operators in the industry to engage in monopoly behaviors prohibited in this chapter", so it shall be punished.

[Editor in charge: Shi Ge]

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