THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
October 2, 2008
Wax Price-Fixing Is Alleged
The European Union imposed one of its highest cartel fines, accusing nine companies of fixing prices and markets for paraffin wax, used in products like chewing gum, tires and candles.
“There is probably not a household or company in Europe that hasn’t bought products affected by this ‘paraffin mafia’ cartel,” said EU antitrust commissioner Neelie Kroes.
Sasol Ltd., ExxonMobil Corp., Eni SpA, Hansen & Rosenthal, Tudapetrol, MOL Nyrt, Repsol SA, RWE AG and Total SA will have to pay a total of 676 million ($951.6 million). South Africa’s Sasol was fined the most — 318 million.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC blew the whistle and thus managed to avoid fines.
Sasol said it intends to appeal the fine.
ExxonMobil said it “deeply regrets its involvement” in the cartel, which operated from 1992 to 2005.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122288609490094849.html
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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