EU Commission opens formal antitrust probe into Omya over paper customers
The European Commission will assess whether Omya breached EU competition rules by requiring paper industry customers to buy all or most of their calcium carbonates from it.
AI illustrationThe European Commission said in Brussels on 23 October 2026 that it has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Omya. The probe will assess whether the company has breached EU competition rules in its dealings with customers in the paper industry.
At issue is whether Omya has required those customers to purchase all or most of their calcium carbonates from Omya itself. The Commission described the conduct under review as possibly anticompetitive.