China top court defines unfair pricing tests in heat supply antitrust case
By Yonnex Li ( January 16, 2026, 09:09 GMT | Insight) -- China's Supreme People's Court has rejected claims by eight textile and dyeing companies that their sole steam supplier abused its dominance through unfair pricing. The judges pointed out that abusive pricing refers to "sustained, systemic" profiteering through market dominance rather than "one‑off, short‑term" price spikes arising from commercial strategies or market fluctuations.China's Supreme People's Court has rejected claims by eight textile and dyeing companies that their sole steam supplier abused its dominance through unfair pricing, concluding that temporary price spikes driven by surging coal costs did not constitute abusive conduct....
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