International Raw Materials, Inc. v. Stauffer Chemical Co.

MEMORANDUM

LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.

Defendants in this antitrust case are the nation’s leading producers of soda ash. Together, they comprise the “American Natural Soda Ash Corporation” (ANSAC), an export trade association registered with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Webb-Pomerene Act, 15 U.S.C. § 61 et seq. Plaintiff International Raw Materials (IRM) is a Pennsylvania corporation that operates a shipping terminal in Port Long-view, Washington, where it loads white dry bulk products, including soda ash, onto ocean-going vessels.

ANSAC and its members have moved for…