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by authority- Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) €1.93m 100 % · 1 case
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| Q3 2026 | 1 | €1.93m |
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1 case
9 Sep 2026 Moorim P&P, Moorim Paper, Hansol Paper u. a. (6 Unternehmen)Bid-rigging for printing paper for Nongmin News: six paper firms sanctioned €1.93m
According to the KFTC (Korea Fair Trade Commission, Korea's competition authority), six manufacturers and distributors of printing paper fixed in advance the winning bidder, cover bidders and bid prices in six tenders issued by the publisher Nongmin News Corp. between June 2021 and November 2024; the average winning bid rate was around 96.2%, compared with 87.6% in 2018 to 2020. The KFTC issued corrective orders, imposed fines totalling KRW 3,009 million (Moorim SP KRW 59 million, Moorim Paper KRW 573 million, Moorim P&P KRW 948 million, Hansol Paper KRW 556 million, Hankuk Paper KRW 515 million, Hongwon Paper KRW 358 million).
Competition compliance reviews should always cover tender business as well as general pricing, because collusion there often runs in parallel.
Bid-rigging in tenders
- Authority / court
- Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 40 Abs. 1 Nr. 8 MRFTA (Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 9 Sep 2026
Original amount 3,009,000,000 KRW, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Sep 2026.
- KFTC press release (EN), 10 Sep 2026: KFTC Sanctions Bid-Rigging in Nongmin News Corp. Printing Paper Tenders Press release of an authority
- KFTC-Pressemitteilung (KO), 09.09.2026: 농민신문사 발주 인쇄용지 입찰담합 제재 Press release of an authority
- KFTC-Pressemitteilung (KO, PDF) mit Bußgeldtabelle je Unternehmen und Rechtsgrundlage Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link