Amsterdam Court Rejects Massive Claims of Shell and Repsol
The court found Repsol and Shell failed to show ethylene pricing conduct caused harm, dismissing the first two of 13 related lawsuits.
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Amsterdam Court Rejects Massive Claims of Shell and Repsol
MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 30, 2026-
Clariant dismissed from Shell’s allegations related to the 2020 competition law infringement
AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO ART. 53 LR Muttenz, 29 July 2026Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, welcomes the decision by the Amsterdam District...
A court in Amsterdam rejected the claims filed by Shell and Repsol against Orbia and its German subsidiary Vestolit, concluding that the oil companies did not prove that they had suffered economic damage resulting from alleged anticompetitive practices in the ethylene market, despite claiming overall more than €1,000 million in compensation. In the case of Repsol, the Amsterdam District Court found that it was not “plausible” that the conduct in…
Dutch ethylene cartel rulings threaten multibillion euro follow-on damages claims
A Dutch court has dismissed claims by Shell and Repsol against members of the ethylene purchase price cartel, in a decision that is expected to have a major impact on separate lawsuits worth several billion euros.
Celanese Corp said this Thursday that a court in Amsterdam had dismissed in its totality a claim for damages and damages filed by Shell Chemicals Europe, a subsidiary of Shell, related to purchases of ethylene made in the past in northwest Europe.
Clariant can breathe. As the specialty chemicals company announced on Thursday, the Amsterdam Regional Court has dismissed in full the action for damages brought by Shell against Clariant and three other defendants.
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