The Bundeskartellamt has ended its proceedings against three companies in the steel industry which were initiated with a dawn raid on 23 February 2013. The authority had followed up the suspicion that the companies on the market for the sale of steel strip and semi-finished products had concluded anti-competitive agreements. This suspicion could not be confirmed on the basis of the evidence seized. The proceedings were therefore discontinued.

All the companies had cooperated with the Bundeskartellamt during the proceedings.