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Document 52018M8877
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman) (Text with EEA relevance. )
OJ C 185, 30.5.2018, p. 9–9
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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30.5.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 185/9 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 185/10)
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On 23 May 2018, 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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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (‘LyondellBasell’) (Netherlands), |
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A. Schulman, Inc (‘A. Schulman’) (United States) |
LyondellBasell acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of A. Schulman.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:— LyondellBasell: a global plastics, chemicals and refining company.
— A. Schulman: an international supplier of high performance plastic compounds, composites and resins.
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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.
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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.8877 — LyondellBasell Industries/A. Schulman
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
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Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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Fax +32 22964301 |
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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’).