Trelleborg and Bridgestone charged with breaking antitrust rules

By Jarle Hetland - 02.05.2008 / 18:07 CET

The European Commission has charged Trelleborg, a Swedish company, and Bridgestone, a Japanese tyremaker, with breaking antitrust rules by forming a cartel with rivals related to the sales of hoses used in the petroleum industry for loading and unloading tanker ships, according to the companies themselves.

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