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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8766

11 August 2004
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission approves Agfa's acquisition of Lastra

Brussels, 10/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised Belgian company Agfa's acquisition of the Italian company Lastra. The approval follows an investigation into the pre-press sector - which involves preparatory activities prior to the actual printing of books, newspapers, magazines on a printing press. The Commission investigation indicated that the pre-press sector will remain competitive and that end-users will continue to have access to multiple sources of supply...