American Cyanamid Company
Volume 85 · 85 F.T.C. 83
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IN THE MATTER OF AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY MODIFIED ORDER, IN REGARD TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 7 OF THE CLAYTN ACT Docket C- 1Rl. Decision, Apr- , 1!171 - Order, Jan. , 197.5 Order modifying dive titure order issued ag-d.nst respondent Apr. 16, 1973, 82 F. 1220, 38 F. R. 123'31, by striking from Part I, the requirement that respondent divest itself of the plant located in Moosic, Pa. FUQUA INDUSTRIES, II;C.. ET AL.
Order Appearances For the Commission: James T. Halverson. For the respondent: J. Wallace Adair, Hmm'ey, Simon, Baker & "Jurchison Wash., D.
ORDER REOPEXING PROCEEDING AND MODIFYI:oG DIVESTITURE ORDER This matter is before the Commission on a petition filed by respondent American Cyanamid Company on Dec. 20, 1974, requesting that the proceeding in the above-captioned matter be reopened for the purose of modifying the order of divestiture issued therein on Apr. 16 1973, so as to relieve respondent of any furher obligation to divest its plant located in Moosic, Pa.
In support of this request respondent alleges that the principal divestiture provisions of the aforesaid Commissionpurose of the order has already been accomplished by respondent's sale of two lines of men s toiletries on Apr. 1, 1974; that the plant in question was never used to produce these two product lines; and that the plant is presently an unoccupied, nonproductive facilty. The director of the Bureau of Competition has filed an answer to the petition advising that he does not oppose the granting of the relief requested. Having considered the petition and the answer thereto, the Commission is of the opinion that in the circumstances shown to exist the public interest ffll be served by reopening this proceeding for the modifying the order to the limited extent requested.purose of Accordingly, It is ordered That this proceeding be, and it hereby is, reopened, and that the Commission s order of Apr. 16, 1973, be, and it hereby is modified by striking from Part I thereof the requirement that respondent divest itself of the plant located in Moosic, Pa.