# C_2015027EN.01000601.xml

| 27.1.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/6 |
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27.1.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7456 — Imerys/S&B Minerals)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 27/07)

| 1. | On 16 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Imerys SA (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking S&B Minerals Finance SCA (‘S&B Group’, Greece) (with the exception of its Greek bauxite business) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 16 January 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Imerys SA (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking S&B Minerals Finance SCA (‘S&B Group’, Greece) (with the exception of its Greek bauxite business) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Imerys SA: a multinational mining company operating in four business groups: (i) energy solutions and specialties, (ii) filtration and performance additives, (iii) ceramic materials, and (iv) high resistance minerals,
  —   for S&B Group: extraction and processing of industrial minerals for a wide range of sectors, notably metallurgy, foundry, construction, and specialties sectors. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Imerys SA: a multinational mining company operating in four business groups: (i) energy solutions and specialties, (ii) filtration and performance additives, (iii) ceramic materials, and (iv) high resistance minerals,

for Imerys SA

—   for S&B Group: extraction and processing of industrial minerals for a wide range of sectors, notably metallurgy, foundry, construction, and specialties sectors.

for S&B Group

| 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.7456 — Imerys/S&B Minerals, 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.7456 — Imerys/S&B Minerals, 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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