Hydrogen Peroxide Investigation.
Numerous manufacturers of hydrogen peroxide, other peroxygens and persalts are currently being sued in the United States and are under investigation in Europe for violating certain laws relating to artificially and unfairly raising, stabilizing, and/or fixing prices.
Peroxygens and persalts are used in a wide variety of industries as bleaching and cleaning agents, as chemical initiators and as disinfectants. Industries and manufacturing applications affected by this action include:
- Chemical Pulp
- Mechanical Pulp
- Paper Recycling
- Textile Bleaching
- Specialty Bleaching
- Leather industry
- Chemical Synthesis
- Electronics Industry
- Disinfection and Hygiene
- Aseptic Packaging
- Laundry Disinfection
- Color Safe Bleaching
- Food Industry
- Cosmetic Industry
- Mining Industry
- Environmental Protection
- Water Treatment (decontamination of water, water recycling)
- Treatment of Wastewater
- Heavy Metal Precipitation
- Propulsion
If you are a direct purchaser of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate (sodium perborate tetrahydrate/monohydrate, sodium peroxyborate, sodium peroxoborate, PB1) or sodium percarbonate (sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, sodium carbonate peroxide, PCS) from any of the following companies, you may be entitled to relief:
TotalFinaElf A.A., Atofina Chemicals, Inc., Total S.A., Arkema, Inc., FMC Corp., Solvay S.A, Solvay Interox, Inc., Solvay America, Inc., Solvay Chemicals, Inc., Degussa A.G., Degussa Corporation, Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V., Akzo Nobel Inc., EKA Chemicals, Kemira Oyj, or Kemira Chemicals, Inc.
These products may have been sold under the following trade names and grades, among others:
- Arkema (TotalFinaElf, Total, Atofina): Albone, Peroxal, Valsterane
- FMC: RGS 3 Grade, Durox, Durox LR, Super D, Technical Grade, Chlorate Grade, B-Cap, HTP
- Solvay (Solvay America): "Standard grades," Food grade, Cosmetic grade, Aseptic Grade, Semi-conductor Grade, Oxyper
- Degussa: Hyprox, Oxteril, Clarmarin, Pertronic, Pertronic, Propulse
- Akzo Nobel (Eka): Technical Grade, Pulp Grade, Chemical Grade, Cosmetic/Dilution Grade , Food Grade
If you are a direct purchaser of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perborate or sodium percarbonate from any of these companies, you are urged to contact the law offices of Audet & Partners at 800.965.1461 and ask to speak to attorney William Audet or attorney Joseph Russell. The call is free, and there is no obligation. You may also email us using the form on the right. Act now, as delays can harm your case.
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