Konkurencja i konsument · 19/12/1995

Devro International PLC; Proposed Consent Agreement With Analysis to Aid Public Comment

This consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts and practices and unfair methods of competition allegedly arising from the acquisition by Devro International of Teepak International. Devro and Teepak are the two largest producers of collagen sausage casings (the skins into which various meat products are stuffed before being cooked or smoked) in the United States. The consent agreement, among other things, would require Devro to divest Devro North America, the assets it uses to manufacture and distribute collagen sausage casings in the United States and Canada. The assets to be divested include a manufacturing plant in Somerville, New Jersey, and a finishing plant in Ontario, Canada. The divestiture would have to be completed within three months of the date the order becomes final, and the assets would have to be sold to a buyer (1) that does not already produce collagen sausage casings for sale in the United States, and (2) that is approved by the Commission. If the divestiture is not completed on time, the consent agreement would permit the Commission to appoint a trustee to comp