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Document 52025M11944
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11944 – MMG LIMITED / ANGLO AMERICAN’S BRAZILIAN NICKEL BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11944 – MMG LIMITED / ANGLO AMERICAN’S BRAZILIAN NICKEL BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11944 – MMG LIMITED / ANGLO AMERICAN’S BRAZILIAN NICKEL BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
PUB/2025/475
OJ C, C/2025/2625, 7.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2625/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 07/05/2025; Date of publication
- Author:
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition
- Form:
- Announcements
- Additional information:
- EEA relevance
- Legal basis:
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- 32004R0139 - A04
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- 52025M11944(01) Relation
- 52025M11944(02) Relation
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- 08.40.00.00 Competition policy / Concentrations
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2025/2625 |
7.5.2025 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11944 – MMG LIMITED / ANGLO AMERICAN’S BRAZILIAN NICKEL BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2625)
1.
On 23 April 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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MMG Limited (‘MMG’, Australia), controlled by China Minmetals Corporation (China), |
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Anglo American’s Brazilian nickel business (‘Anglo Nickel Brazil’, Brazil), controlled by Anglo American plc (United Kingdom) |
MMG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Anglo Nickel Brazil.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:|
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MMG operates and develops copper, zinc and other base metal projects across Australia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana and Peru, |
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Anglo Nickel Brazil mines, processes, and sells nickel. |
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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.
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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.11944 – MMG LIMITED / ANGLO AMERICAN’S BRAZILIAN NICKEL 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:
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European Commission |
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Directorate-General for Competition |
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Merger Registry |
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1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2625/oj
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