Aventis. (At Closing News).
Aventis, New York, settles antitrust lawsuits regarding the animal feed methionine Met A sulfur-containing essential amino acid obtained from various proteins or prepared synthetically and used as a dietary supplement and in pharmaceuticals. . The lawsuit alleged that Rhone-Poulenc Animal Nutrition, the former animal nutrition business of Aventis, and other companies engaged in concerted pricing practices of methionine. The settlement agreement provides for payments from Aventis to the plaintiffs aggregating approximately $178 million. The plaintiffs are approximately 60 companies that had purchased methionine between 1985-2000.
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