Federal Trade Commission v. Rag-Stiftung

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 19-2337 (TJK) v. RAG-STIFTUNG et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a veritable swiss army knife of chemicals. Often an environmentally friendly alternative to other substances, it bleaches paper, treats wastewater, disinfects knee scrapes, fuels rockets, and plays a role in manufacturing semiconductors, to name a few of its myriad applications. In November 2018, two of the five North American suppliers of hydrogen peroxide, Evonik and PeroxyChem,…