23/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 23 January, the European Commission concluded that two €23 million support measures granted by Poland to the chemical company PCC MCAA Sp. z o. o for investment in a new plant complied with EU State aid rules. The Commission concluded that the direct grant and the tax exemption had an ‘incentive effect’, as they gave PCC a real incentive to carry out the investments in Brzeg Dolny, a disadvantaged region. The total amount of aid granted by Poland to PCC did not exceed the regional aid ceiling applicable to the Brzeg Dolny region, the Commission noted. The complainant had claimed that the monochloroacetic acid market was in overcapacity at the time of the investments, which the Commission refuted (as prospects for future growth looked promising at the time the aid was granted). (LC)