Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12044 – INSTATIQ / ZÜBLIN / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-10-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: 3D printing, Austria, Germany, concrete, economic concentration, joint venture, merger control, property development, provision of services








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5425


8.10.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12044 – INSTATIQ / ZÜBLIN / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/5425)


1.   
On 30 September 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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INSTATIQ GmbH (‘INSTATIQ’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Sany Group Co., Ltd (‘Sany’, China),










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Ed. Züblin AG (‘Züblin’, Germany), ultimately controlled by STRABAG SE (‘STRABAG’, Germany).




INSTATIQ and Züblin will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Nelcon GmbH & Co. KG (‘JV’, Germany), a newly created company constituting a joint venture.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






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INSTATIQ is engaged in the development and deployment of advanced construction solutions, specifically through its 3D concrete printing technology for standard concrete and offers several services and construction work related to these systems,










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Züblin is active in building construction and development, including turnkey projects, tunnelling, and steel construction.






3.   
The business activities of the JV will be the following:






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Developing, planning, and executing 3D concrete printing processes for load-bearing building structures using truck-mounted pumping and extrusion technology in Germany and Austria.






4.   
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.


5.   
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.12044 – INSTATIQ / ZÜBLIN / JV
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/2025/5425/oj
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