Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10448 – MABANAFT / H&R / P2X) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 8/02
Date: 2022-01-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, energy conversion, energy supply, logistics, merger control, new technology, oil industry, petroleum product, renewable energy








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7.1.2022   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 8/2






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10448 – MABANAFT / H&R / P2X)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 8/02)

1.   
On 22 December 2021, the Commission received 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).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG (‘Mabanaft’, Germany), belonging to the Marquard & Bahls Group, whose ultimate parent is Marquard & Bahls AG (Germany),










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H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA (‘H&R’, Germany), as the ultimate parent company of the H&R Group,










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P2X-Europe GmbH & Co. KG (‘P2X’, Germany).




Mabanaft and H&R acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of P2X.
The concentration is accomplished by way of contract or any other means.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for Mabanaft: Mabanaft is part of Marquard & Bahls Group which is active in the supply, trading and logistics of energy, petroleum products and chemicals,










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for H&R: H&R is part of H&R Group. The main activities of H&R Group comprise the development, production, filling and marketing of specialty chemical-pharmaceutical products based on crude oil such as process oils, plasticizers, white oils, base oils and paraffins,










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for P2X: P2X’ activities concern the so-called PtX technology and business. PtX stands for energy conversion processes that are used to convert preferably renewable sources of power to synthetic end products such as gases, liquids, chemical products or heat. PtX plants can produce synthetic hydrocarbons from water and carbon dioxide using electrical energy. Possible PtX products are, for example, synthetic and climate-neutral e-fuels such as petrol, diesel, jet fuel or waxes.






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 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 the Notice.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10448 – MABANAFT / H&R / P2X
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




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.