31.10.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 362/20

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7779 — Trafigura/Nyrstar)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 362/13)

1.

On 26 October 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Trafigura Beheer BV (‘Trafigura’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation de facto sole control of Nyrstar (Belgium).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Trafigura is one of the world’s leading international commodity traders. Trafigura’s primary trading businesses are the supply and transport of crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, metals (including copper, lead, zinc and aluminium) and metal ores and concentrate,

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Nyrstar is an integrated mining and metals company with established positions in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals. Nyrstar has mining, smelting, and other operations located around the world.

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.

4.

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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7779 — Trafigura/Nyrstar, to the following 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’).