A significant legal precedent issued in Finland: The Market Court decided Anstar Oy has provided misleading information on its EPD and imposed a conditional fine of 100,000 euros
The Market Court, in its decision on May 28, 2024, stated that the expressions used in Anstar Oy's Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) violated the law on unfair business practices. The Market Court prohibited Anstar Oy from continuing or repeating the practice of using false or misleading statements in the marketing of its A-Beam S steel beam product’s EPD, especially regarding the domestic origin of the steel raw materials and the quantity and proportion of steel grades in the product that affect environmental emissions. The Market Court further decided that Anstar Oy