Omya faces EU probe over supplies to paper industry
By Lewis Crofts ( October 23, 2026, 08:05 GMT | Insight) -- Swiss minerals and specialty materials company Omya will be the target of a new European Commission antitrust probe over the way it supplies products to the paper industry, MLex has learned. The EU competition authority is set to open an investigation into sales of calcium carbonate, a natural mineral used in paper whitening.Swiss minerals and specialty materials company Omya will be the target of a new European Commission antitrust probe over the way it supplies products to the paper industry, MLex has learned....
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