According to the release, an inspection does not automatically mean that the company has committed anti-competitive behavior.
Metsä Group’s subsidiary Metsä Tissue’s tissue factory in Kreuzau, Germany, has been subject to an inspection by the cartel authority related to hygiene papers on Tuesday, the company says in the bulletin.
Metsä Tissue says it works in cooperation with the Finnish authorities. The release emphasizes that the inspection does not mean that the company has committed anti-competitive activity, and it does not in itself predict the outcome of the investigation.
has not received an answer to its request for additional information, whether there is a specific suspicion related to the inspection or whether it is a normal official control.