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Imballaggi Piemontesi loses EU court fight over Italian cardboard cartel

By Anna Ferrari ( January 15, 2026, 11:31 GMT | Insight) -- Packaging group Imballaggi Piemontesi has lost its EU court challenge to an Italian cardboard cartel fine. EU judges ruled that deadlines for concluding proceedings before a competition authority are not mandatory, noting the complexity of antitrust probes. The ruling stems from an Italian case that was extended twice, delaying the deadline by more than a year, before ending with €287 million in fines against Imballaggi Piemontesi and other corrugated-cardboard makers.Packaging group Imballaggi Piemontesi on Thursday lost its EU court challenge to an Italian cardboard cartel fine....

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