# C_2016481EN.01001901.xml

| 23.12.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 481/19 |
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23.12.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 481/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8266 — MCHC/Ube/MCIS-CN/AETZ-CN Assets)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 481/09)

| 1. | On 14 December 2016 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (‘MCHC’, Japan) and Ube Industries, Ltd (‘Ube’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Changshu MC Ionic Solutions CN Co., Ltd (‘MCIS-CN’ or the ‘JV’) and the assets of AET Electrolyte Technologies (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd (‘AETZ-CN’) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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On 14 December 2016 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (‘MCHC’, Japan) and Ube Industries, Ltd (‘Ube’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Changshu MC Ionic Solutions CN Co., Ltd (‘MCIS-CN’ or the ‘JV’) and the assets of AET Electrolyte Technologies (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd (‘AETZ-CN’) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   MCHC: a global holding company engaged in three business domains, namely performance products, health care and industrial materials, this includes the production and marketing of pharmaceutical intermediates and ingredients, recording media and chemicals, including electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries,
  —   Ube: a global company active in five main business segments: chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement and construction materials, machinery and energy and environment,
  —   MCIS-CN: currently indirectly controlled by MCHC, active in production and sale of electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries in China,
  —   AETZ-CN: assets controlled by Ube, used for the production and sale of electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries in China. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   MCHC: a global holding company engaged in three business domains, namely performance products, health care and industrial materials, this includes the production and marketing of pharmaceutical intermediates and ingredients, recording media and chemicals, including electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries,

MCHC

—   Ube: a global company active in five main business segments: chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement and construction materials, machinery and energy and environment,

Ube

—   MCIS-CN: currently indirectly controlled by MCHC, active in production and sale of electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries in China,

MCIS-CN

—   AETZ-CN: assets controlled by Ube, used for the production and sale of electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries in China.

AETZ-CN

| 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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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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. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

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| 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.8266 — MCHC/Ube/MCIS-CN/AETZ-CN Assets, 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.8266 — MCHC/Ube/MCIS-CN/AETZ-CN Assets, 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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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