Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11875 – CEMENT AUSTRALIA / BGC CEMENTITIOUS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-02-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, merger control








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1370


24.2.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11875 – CEMENT AUSTRALIA / BGC CEMENTITIOUS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1370)


1.   
On 12 February 2025, 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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Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd (‘Holcim’, Australia), controlled by Holcim Limited (Switzerland),










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Heidelberg Materials AG (‘Heidelberg’, Germany),










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Cement Australia (Queensland) Pty Ltd (‘Cement Australia’, Australia), jointly controlled by Holcim and Heidelberg,










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certain assets of the BGC Group (‘BGC Cementitious’, Australia).




Holcim and Heidelberg, via Cement Australia, will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of BGC Cementitious.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


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






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Holcim Australia supplies aggregates, ready-mix and engineered concrete solutions and precast pipes,










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Heidelberg supplies cement and other cementitious materials, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and other concrete products and asphalt, used for the construction of houses, infrastructure and commercial and industrial facilities,










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Cement Australia supplies cementitious products and services, including bulk and packaged cement, fly ash and slag products,










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BGC Cementitious includes assets relating to quarry, cement, concrete, asphalt, transport and materials technology.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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 concentration 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.11875 – CEMENT AUSTRALIA / BGC CEMENTITIOUS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1370/oj
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