In short, Monti's speculative theory assumed Tetra Laval executives would break the law several years hence.

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The first three cases (two other sets of European mergers besides Tetra Laval-Sibel) coming up before the Luxembourg court each resulted in scathing slap-downs of the Competition Commission.

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Besides, there is nothing to stop Monti raiding Tetra Laval in the future were he to have "reasonable cause, " not just a theory, that the packager was abusing its position.

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Consider instead the lesser-known case of Tetra Laval, the EU's market leader in paper packaging, and its attempt to buy Sidel, a leading manufacturer of equipment that produces plastic bottles.

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Monti killed that deal on a theory called conglomeratization: By buying a maker of machinery that produces rival plastic bottles, Tetra Laval could in a few years leverage its lead position in cartons to also control plastic alternatives (glass bottles and tin cans are the packaging products still out of Tetra Laval's reach).

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