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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2025/4548 |
13.8.2025 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12066 – TRAFIGURA / ARMORINE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4548)
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On 6 August 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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Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. (‘Trafigura’, Singapore), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Greenergy International Limited (‘Greenergy’, United Kingdom), ultimately controlled by Farringford Foundation (Panama), |
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Armorine SAS (‘Armorine’, France). |
Trafigura, through Greenergy, will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Armorine.
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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Trafigura is a commodity trader, specialising in the energy, minerals and metals markets. Its subsidiary Greenergy is active in the supply of refined petroleum products in the UK and Ireland and in the manufacturing and supply of biodiesel products, |
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Armorine is a distributor of refined oil products and lubricants in France, with a specific focus on the Western region of France. |
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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.12066 – TRAFIGURA / ARMORINE
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
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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’).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4548/oj
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