Elle a majoré l’amende infligée à Akzo Nobel de 100 % et celle infligée à Evonik Degussa de 50 %, car ces entreprises avaient déjà été mises à l’amende pour des ententes précédentes (Akzo Nobel – gluconate de sodium – voir IP/01/1355 , peroxyde organique – voir IP/03/1700 , chlorure de choline – voir IP/04/1454 , et AMCA – voir IP/05/61 ; Evonik Degussa – aliments pour animaux – voir IP/02/976 ).
The Commission increased the fines for Akzo Nobel by 100% and Evonik Degussa by 50% because they had already been fined by the Commission for previous cartels (Akzo Nobel - sodium gluconate - see IP/01/1355 , organic peroxide - see IP/03/1700 , choline chloride - see IP/04/1454 and MCAA - see IP/05/61 ; Evonik Degussa - animal feed - see IP/02/976 ) However, Akzo Nobel received full immunity from fines because it was the first company to come forward with information about the cartel under the Commission's 2002 Leniency Notice.