Commission refers Unilever, Sime Darby to tribunal for alleged cartel conduct

The Competition Commission has referred a cartel case against Unilever South Africa and Sime Darby Hudson Knight to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution, for the alleged division of markets in the bakery and cooking products sector in South Africa. The commission said the two companies had, between 2004 and 2013, entered into a sale of business agreement, which contained a clause in terms of which they agreed not to compete in respect of certain pack sizes of margarine and edible oils. In ...