Investigation by the Competition Authority against Şişecam and Karacalar! A penalty has been requested.

Investigation by the Competition Authority against Şişecam and Karacalar! A penalty has been requested.

07.10.2025 22:03

The Competition Authority has launched an investigation into Şişecam Çevre Sistemleri AŞ and Karacalar Nakliyat regarding allegations of jointly determining glass scrap prices and restricting competition. During the meeting, it was determined that the two companies violated competition rules, and it was stated that a penalty is being considered for Karacalar.

The Competition Authority held a verbal defense meeting regarding Şişecam Environmental Systems Inc. and Karacalar Nak. Oto. Recycling Industry and Trade Ltd. Co. within the scope of the investigation conducted on the allegations of jointly determining glass cullet prices, sharing regions and customers with the aim of restricting competition, and exchanging sensitive information related to competition.

THEY TOOK ACTION FOR THE IRREGULARITIES OF TWO GIANT COMPANIES

The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Competition Authority under the chairmanship of Birol Küle, the President of the Authority.

Küle reminded that an investigation was opened to determine whether the mentioned enterprises violated the Law on the Protection of Competition.

The representative of the investigation committee stated that, in light of the examinations, findings, and evaluations made during the investigation process, it was concluded that the two companies violated the relevant law by determining prices and sharing regions and/or customers, and that an administrative monetary fine should be imposed.

THE DESIRED PENALTY HAS ALSO BEEN DETERMINED

The representative indicated that it would be appropriate not to impose an administrative monetary fine on Şişecam Environmental Systems Inc. due to the principle of not being punished twice for the same act in relation to the ongoing other investigation. For Karacalar, it was stated that "the administrative monetary fine to be imposed could be increased by 20% due to the violation period being longer than one year but shorter than two years, and it was concluded that there were no aggravating or mitigating factors that would require an increase in the base monetary fine under Article 6 of the Penal Regulation or a reduction under Article 7."

THE COMPANIES DEFENDED THEMSELVES

The representative of Şişecam stated that the company did not have an intention to restrict competition and expressed that they wanted to ensure the continuity of the supplied glass cullet.

The representative of Karacalar also stated that the company was not under the direction of Şişecam and that they were participating in the competition completely independently.

The Board will announce its final decision regarding the investigation within 15 days. If the decision is made earlier, it will be announced on the website of the Competition Authority.

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