Woolworths has been ordered to pay $9 million penalties after admitting to playing a part in a laundry detergent cartel.
The Federal Court imposed the fines today on the supermarket operator for being an accessory to the cartel involving Colgate-Palmolive, PZ Cussons Australia and Unilever Australia.
The companies are alleged to have colluded in early 2009 to stop supplying standard concentrate laundry detergent to Woolworths in favour of ultra concentrates.
“The penalty reflects the objective seriousness of the contraventions,” Justice Jayne Jagot said in court today.
The court in April ordered Colgate to pay $18 million penalties for its actions.
The case against Cussons will be heard this month. Unilever has applied for immunity in the matter.
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