On Wednesday 8 February, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of MBCC by Sika. The approval is conditional on the divestiture of MBCC’s global chemical admixture business.
Sika (Swiss) and MBCC (German) are key innovators and global leaders in the development and supply of chemical admixtures and construction materials (concrete sector and bio-based admixtures).
The European Commission’s investigation found that the merged entity would have very large market shares...