BlueScope says it ‘went close to the line’, but did not breach cartel laws

Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-08-26 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews | Melbourne

BlueScope Steel is seeking to overturn a record $57.5 million penalty for engaging in attempted price-fixing with flat steel distributors, telling an appeals court that it was simply trying to make its competitors understand “it was in their interests to price differently”.