Turf probe to explore EU frontier between sustainability and antitrust
By Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari ( October 12, 2026, 15:48 GMT | Comment) -- Makers and replacers of synthetic turf will this week test one of the new frontiers of antitrust law: when does cooperation to benefit the environment slip into market abuse? At a closed-door hearing at the European Commission, they will spar with investigators over whether collaboration to dispose of old pitches was a desirable industry-led project, or a conspiracy to stitch up the market and exclude other operators.Makers and replacers of synthetic turf will this week test one of the new frontiers of antitrust law: when does cooperation for the benefit of the environment risk slipping into market abuse?...
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