Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12188 – TJC / DUPONT’S ARAMIDS BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-11-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advanced materials, economic concentration, investment company, man-made fibre, merger control








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/6051


7.11.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12188 – TJC / DUPONT’S ARAMIDS BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/6051)


1.   
On 29 October 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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New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp, (‘Arclin’, USA) indirectly controlled by funds managed by affiliates of TJC LP (‘TJC’, USA),










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DuPont de Nemours, Inc.’s Aramids Business (‘the Target’, USA).




TJC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Target.
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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TJC is an investment firm focusing on middle market companies active in consumer and healthcare, industrials, technology, telecom and utility, and transportation and logistics. Arclin is a materials science company and manufacturer of polymer technologies, engineered products and specialized materials for the construction, agriculture, transportation infrastructure, weather and fire protection, pharmaceutical, nutrition, electronics, design, and other industries,










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the Target consists of DuPont’s Aramids business, which produces high-performance synthetic fibres under the brand names Kevlar and Nomex.






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.12188 – TJC / DUPONT’S ARAMIDS BUSINESS
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/2025/6051/oj
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