CRA was retained by International Paper, a major producer of paper and packaging products, to assist in securing antitrust clearance from the Department of Justice for International Paper’s proposed acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s containerboard packaging and recycling business. Andrew Dick and other CRA staff assisted International Paper by developing economic arguments and preparing empirical analyses that demonstrated that the transaction would not affect competition in containerboard or corrugated box manufacturing. The transaction was allowed to proceed with no divestitures and without issuance of a second request.
Assessing umbrella pricing incentives
When collusive agreements involve a subset of firms in an industry, they may create the incentive and ability for firms that are not participants in the cartel...