22/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Outokumpu/Inoxum. The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation, on 22 May, into the proposed acquisition of Inoxum, the stainless steel division of ThyssenKrupp of Germany, by the Finnish stainless steel company Outokumpu, which operates in the same sector. The Commission's preliminary investigation indicated potential serious competition concerns in the markets for the sale of slabs, hot rolled and cold rolled stainless steel products in the...