South Korea reduces sugar cartel fines as decision details cooperation credits
By Jenny Lee ( May 6, 2026, 06:05 GMT | Insight) -- Three South Korean sugar producers received fine reductions totaling nearly 100 billion won ($68.7 million) in a long-running price-fixing case, according to a written decision dated March 5 that was made public recently by the country's antitrust regulator. The scale of the reductions attracted notice in local coverage, given the regulator’s public push for harsher treatment of cartels in essential goods amid concerns about consumer inflation. Three South Korean sugar producers have received fine reductions totaling nearly 100 billion won ($68.7 million) in a long-running price-fixing case. ...
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