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Printing-Paper Cartel Damages Move: Building a Price-Change Evidence Ledger After the 19-Group Statement

Nineteen publishing organizations announced a joint damages committee and plans to begin a claim over Korea’s printing-paper cartel. This update avoids treating the announcement as a filed or decided case and provides a ledger linking transaction prices, discounts, volume, notices and pass-through evidence.

Korea's Paper Cartel: Six Mills Hit With Record ₩338 Billion Fine

Korea’s Fair Trade Commission announced KRW 338.3 billion in decision-stage fines against six paper manufacturers for a printing-paper cartel. The figure must be separated from later post-leniency payments.