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Bategu loses EU court fight over antitrust complaint

By Anna Ferrari and Lewis Crofts ( December 10, 2025, 10:07 GMT | Insight) -- Bategu, an Austrian maker of flame-retardant rubber suspension components, has failed to convince EU judges to overturn the rejection of its antitrust complaint against several trainmakers including Alstom, Standler and Siemens. Bategu claimed they were running a collective boycott, but the judges ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission correctly rejected the complaint in 2023.Bategu, an Austrian maker of flame-retardant rubber suspension components, has failed to convince EU judges to overturn the rejection of its antitrust complaint against several trainmakers including Alstom, Standler and Siemens....

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