# C_2022333EN.01001101.xml

| 1.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 333/11 |
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1.9.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 333/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 333/10)

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This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Celanese Corporation (‘Celanese’, USA), |
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Celanese Corporation (‘Celanese’, USA),

| — | DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business, controlled by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (USA). |
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DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business, controlled by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (USA).

Celanese will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

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| — | Celanese is a global chemical and specialty materials company, producing high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of applications, as well as a producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries. Celanese’s product portfolio serves a diverse set of end-use applications. |
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Celanese is a global chemical and specialty materials company, producing high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of applications, as well as a producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries. Celanese’s product portfolio serves a diverse set of end-use applications.

| — | DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business provides high-performance engineering thermoplastics, elastomers, pastes, filaments and advanced films to engineers and designers in the transportation, electronics, renewable energy, industrial and consumer end-markets to enable systems solutions for demanding applications and environments. |
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DuPont’s Mobility & Materials Business provides high-performance engineering thermoplastics, elastomers, pastes, filaments and advanced films to engineers and designers in the transportation, electronics, renewable energy, industrial and consumer end-markets to enable systems solutions for demanding applications and environments.

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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.

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Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10721 – CELANESE / DUPONT (MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS)

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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