# C_2017141EN.01000401.xml

| 5.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 141/4 |
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5.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 141/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 141/04)

| 1. | On 27 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Evonik Industries AG (‘Evonik’, Germany), controlled by RAG Stiftung (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of J.M. Huber Corporation (‘Huber Silica’, US) by way of a purchase of shares and purchase of assets. |
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On 27 April 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation by which Evonik Industries AG (‘Evonik’, Germany), controlled by RAG Stiftung (Germany), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of J.M. Huber Corporation (‘Huber Silica’, US) by way of a purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Evonik: the production and supply of speciality chemicals, including precipitated silica,
  —   for Huber Silica: the production and supply of precipitated silica and sodium silicate, which is an input product to precipitated silica. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Evonik: the production and supply of speciality chemicals, including precipitated silica,

for Evonik

—   for Huber Silica: the production and supply of precipitated silica and sodium silicate, which is an input product to precipitated silica.

for Huber Silica

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8348 — RAG Stiftung/Evonik Industries/Huber Silica, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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