By Vanessa Yanhua Zhang, John Jiong Gong & Amanda Jing Yang –
On November 16, 2016, SAIC issued a press release on its over-four-year investigation against Tetra Pak for abuse of market dominance. In its decision, SAIC elaborated on several issues in this case, including the market definition, the market power, the abuse of market dominance and the corresponding penalties. In this paper, the authors describe the food packaging industry in China, highlight the main decision of the Tetra Pak case, and discuss some implications.
