Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10923 – PLASTIC OMNIUM / HBPO) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 381/05
Date: 2022-10-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric vehicle, light-duty vehicle, merger control, motor vehicle industry, supplier, vehicle parts








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4.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 381/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10923 – PLASTIC OMNIUM / HBPO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 381/05)

1.   
On 23 September 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (‘Plastic Omnium’, France), controlled by Burelle SA (France),










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HBPO Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (‘HBPO’, Germany), currently jointly controlled by Plastic Omnium and Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (Germany).




Plastic Omnium will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of HBPO.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






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Plastic Omnium operates globally as an automotive Tier-1 supplier, specialised in the development, manufacture and supply of components and modules/systems, mainly for light vehicles (mainly bumpers, hatchbacks/tailgates and spoilers, fuel storage and delivery systems fuel cell stacks and hydrogen vessels and integrated hydrogen systems),










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HBPO develops, manufactures and supplies, for light vehicles, front-end carriers, active grille shutters, module solutions for vehicle interiors (cockpits and centre consoles), solutions for electric vehicle charging as well as developing, assembling and supplying front-end modules.






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.10923 – PLASTIC OMNIUM / HBPO
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.