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This is a novel use of the word "monopoly" -- There are currently (from the article) over 600 natural cork producers, and yet a single company, gaining 20% mark

This is a novel use of the word "monopoly" -- There are currently (from the article) over 600 natural cork producers, and yet a single company, gaining 20% market share, with what looks like nearly 100% of the synthetic cork market, is somehow the one who "broke" that "monopoly"?

philk 16y ago
Actually they've got ~ 10% and other plastic cork producers have another ~9% between them. Additionally screwcaps have another 11%.
teaspoon 16y ago
I think the title refers to cork's monopoly as a bottle seal rather than any particular producer's monopoly on cork.