Competition investigation launched into 17 companies

According to the announcement on the Competition Authority's website, the board has decided to initiate an investigation to determine whether the Law on the Protection of Competition has been violated by enterprises operating in the sector through actions such as reaching agreements on price increases and pricing strategies, exchanging competition-sensitive information, collusive tendering, entering into non-poaching and wage-fixing agreements, determining resale prices, restricting online sales, and/or imposing customer and regional limitations.

The enterprises subject to the investigation are listed as follows:

"Akkim Kimya San. ve Tic. AŞ, BASF Türk Kimya San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, Chryso-Kat Katkı Malzemeleri San. ve Tic. AŞ, Egecrete Yapı Kimyasalları AŞ, Ekan Kimya San. ve Tic. AŞ, Fosroc Yapı Kimyasalları San. ve Tic. AŞ, İksa Beton ve Yapı Kimyasalları San. ve Tic. AŞ, Kalekim Lyksor Kimya San. AŞ, Kordsa Teknik Tekstil AŞ, Mapei Yapı Kimyasalları İnş. San. ve Tic. AŞ, Master Builders Solutions Yapı Kimyasalları San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, Polisan Yapıkim Yapı Kimyasalları Sanayi AŞ, Polipropilen Elyaf San. ve Dış Tic. AŞ, Sika Yapı Kimyasalları AŞ, Yapıchem Kimya Sanayi AŞ, Beton ve Harç Katkıları Kimyasal Katkı Maddeleri Üreticileri Derneği, Yapı Ürünleri Üreticileri Federasyonu"

News Source: AA