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U.S. v. Armco Steel Corporation, et al.

Amended Complaint (April 30, 1974)

Complaint (October 15, 1973)

Case Open Date: 
Monday, October 15, 1973
Case Name: 
United States v. Armco Steel Corporation; Bethlehem Steel Corporation; Border Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.; The Ceco Corp.; Laclede Steel Co.; Schindler Brothers Steel; Structural Metals, Inc.; Texas Steel Co.; United States Steel Corp.
Case Type: 
Civil Non-Merger
Case Violation: 
Monopolization
Customer, Territorial or Market Allocation - Horizontal
Damage Action
Conspiracy to Monopolize
Price Fixing - Horizontal
Price Fixing - Vertical
Restraint on Trade - Territorial, D.C.
Market: 
Manufacturing Steel Bars for use as Rebars (reinforced bars) for construction.
Industry Code: 
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Steel Pipe and Tubes
Component: 
Antitrust Division
Case Documents: 
Amended Complaint
Complaint
Updated March 2, 2018