Abengoa, Alcogroup face charges of ethanol benchmark rigging - sources
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa and Belgium peer Alcogroup have been charged by European Union antitrust regulators of rigging ethanol benchmarks and are likely to face fines next year, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.The move by the European Commission followed a near three-year long investigation on concerns that the two and Swedish company Lantmannen may have colluded to manipulate ethanol benchmarks, which are published by energy and commodities..