Asphalt cartel ordered to pay damages

摘要

Finnish contractor Lemminkainen has been ordered to pay € 48 million (US$ 65 million) in damages, interest and legal expenses by the District Court of Helsinki to reimburse local authorities after being found guilty of acting as part of an asphalt cartel. Six other defendants have also been ordered to pay damages - VLT Trading, NCC Roads, Skanska Asfaltti, SA-Capital, Rudus Asfaltti and Super Asfaltti - up to the low single digit millions. Lemminkainen's penalty was the largest, split into damages of € 26 million (US$ 35 million) and interest and legal expenses of some € 22 million (US$ 30 million). The company expects to make a loss in 2013 as a result. However, the damages of € 123 million (US$ 167 million) that were originally sought from Lemminkainen were lowered after claims by the Finnish Transport Agency were rejected by the court.