JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) – Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has agreed to pay a $110-million (88-million-euro) fine for illegal price fixing in South Africa, the country’s competition watchdog announced Monday. The Competition Commission launched a probe into steel producers in the country in 2008 following concerns around high steel prices, and found that the company colluded with its competitors in “fixing” prices and allocating customers. The company “admits having been involved in the long steel and scrap metal cartels, […]