Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6601 — Voith/IHI/Voith IHI Ecosolutions) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, boiler, economic concentration, machine-tool industry, merger control, pulp and paper industry








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8.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 238/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6601 — Voith/IHI/Voith IHI Ecosolutions)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 238/08






1.


On 1 August 2012, 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(s) Voith Paper GmbH & Co. KG (‘Voith Paper’, Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Voith GmbH (‘Voith’, Germany), and IHI Corporation (‘IHI’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Voith IHI Ecosolutions GmbH & Co. KG (‘JV’, Germany), a newly created company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Voith Paper: with its broad portfolio of systems, products and industrial services, Voith serves five essential markets — energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive; Voith Paper is active in the supply of equipment and complete production lines to the pulp and paper industry,










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for IHI: aero engines and space operations, energy systems (including boilers), storage plants & process plants & pharmaceutical plants, social infrastructure and security related technology, physical distribution systems & materials handling equipment, industrial machinery, standard machinery, construction & agricultural machinery, facilities & products for civil use as well as ships & offshore facilities,










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for the JV: provision of fluidized bed boilers.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC 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 EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










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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 number COMP/M.6601 — Voith/IHI/Voith IHI Ecosolutions, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).