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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8503

12 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission approves acquisition of Alstom's gas and steam turbine business by Siemens

Brussels, 11/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared Siemens AG's acquisition of Alstom's small/medium gas turbines and industrial steam turbines for EUR 1.1 bn. Such turbines are used for mechanical drive applications and power generation. Alstom will retain its large gas turbine business and will also remain active as an independent supplier of large steam turbines. The Commission found that in the gas turbines market, Siemens presently has only a limited presence in...

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