The Competition Council (CC) has concluded its market surveillance of the scrap metal sector, identifying several significant barriers to market entry for new companies and finding that the number of undertakings operating in the sector has almost halved over the past ten years. The market surveillance was initiated in response to submissions from market participants regarding existing problems in the sector, including regulatory issues, market structure, and access to infrastructure. The aim…
The Competition Council (CC) has concluded its market surveillance of the scrap metal sector, identifying several significant barriers to market entry for new companies and finding that the number of undertakings operating in the sector has almost halved over the past ten years. The market surveillance was initiated in response to submissions from market participants regarding existing problems in the sector, including regulatory issues, market structure, and access to infrastructure. The aim of the surveillance was to assess the competitive situation in the market and analyse the structure of the specific market in Latvia, identifying the companies operating in the scrap metal procurement market (primarily ferrous and non-ferrous scrap…
