Investigation on Ready-Mix Concrete Producers Operating in the Adana and Osmaniye Provinces Concluded.

The Competition Board (Board) concluded the investigation launched with the decision dated 26.01.2023 and numbered 23-06/72-M, concerning the allegation that some ready-mix concrete producers operating in the Adana and Osmaniye provinces violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Act no 4054).

As a result of the settlement applications submitted during the investigation process by two of the undertakings under investigation, Oyak Çimento Fabrikaları AŞ (OYAK) and MM Tiftik Kardeşler Nakliye İnşaat Emlak Petrol ve Tarım Ürünleri Paz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (TİFTİK), the Board took the decision dated 04.01.2024 and numbered 24-01/19-7, imposing an administrative fine of 61,182,782.44 TL on OYAK and concluding the investigation on OYAK, as well as the decision dated 18.01.2024 and numbered 24-05/86-36, imposing an administrative fine of 5,248,175.07 TL on TİFTİK and concluding the investigation on TİFTİK.

With respect to the remaining parties to the investigation, the Board took the final decision dated 25.07.2024 and numbered 24-31/727-309, finding that Samet Hazır Beton İnşaat Madencilik Lojistik Enerji Ltd. Şti. violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 by participating in an agreement/concerted practice between competitors aimed at price maintenance and region/customer allocation, and imposed an administrative fine of 6,574,548.59 on the undertaking concerned. At the same time, the Board decided that there were no findings to suggest Çimsa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ and KÇS Kahramanmaraş Çimento Beton Sanayi ve Madencilik İşletmeleri AŞ violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 and therefore it was not necessary to impose administrative fines under Article 16 of the Act no 4054 on the aforementioned undertakings.