Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission on Monday 20 August authorised the planned merger between the American company Praxair and Linde of Germany, two of the world's four largest suppliers of speciality gases, through Air Liquide and Air Products (see EUROPE 11963).
As initially structured, the transaction would have considerably reduced competition on several markets of the European Economic Area (EEA), the European institution explained in a press release.
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