# C_2011187EN.01002701.xml

| 28.6.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 187/27 |
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28.6.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 187/27

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6218 — INEOS/Tessenderlo Group S-PVC Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 187/13

| 1. | On 20 June 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Kerling plc, operating under the trading name of INEOS ChlorVinyls, and part of the wider INEOS Group of companies (‘INEOS’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Tessenderlo Chemie NV, operating under the trading name of the Tessenderlo Group (‘Tessenderlo’, Belgium) by way of purchase of certain Suspension Polyvinyl Chloride (‘S-PVC’) related assets. |
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On 20 June 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Kerling plc, operating under the trading name of INEOS ChlorVinyls, and part of the wider INEOS Group of companies (‘INEOS’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of parts of Tessenderlo Chemie NV, operating under the trading name of the Tessenderlo Group (‘Tessenderlo’, Belgium) by way of purchase of certain Suspension Polyvinyl Chloride (‘S-PVC’) related assets.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for INEOS: The manufacture of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. Through its subsidiary INEOS ChlorVinyls, the company is one of the major chlor-alkali producers in Europe and an important supplier of PVC, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for INEOS: The manufacture of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. Through its subsidiary INEOS ChlorVinyls, the company is one of the major chlor-alkali producers in Europe and an important supplier of PVC,

| — | for Tessenderlo: Chemical industry, natural derivatives, plastics converting, gelatine, and agricultural solutions. The assets to be sold comprise Tessenderlo's S-PVC business. |
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for Tessenderlo: Chemical industry, natural derivatives, plastics converting, gelatine, and agricultural solutions. The assets to be sold comprise Tessenderlo's S-PVC business.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6218 — INEOS/Tessenderlo Group S-PVC Assets, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6218 — INEOS/Tessenderlo Group S-PVC Assets, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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