Selv om mere end 10 virksomheder producerede den pågældende vare i UP, bestod den vigtigste brugerindustri (producenter af vaskepulver og vandafkalkningsanordninger) hovedsagelig af 4 store grupper (Reckitt Benckiser, Henkel, Proctor & Gamble og Unilever).
Although more than 10 companies manufactured the product concerned in the IP the main user industry (laundry detergent and water softener producers) consisted essentially of 4 big groups (Reckitt Benckiser, Henkel, Proctor & Gamble and Unilever).