Brussels, 10/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has given its authorisation to the proposal by the French company, Saint-Gobain, to acquire the British manufacturer of plasterboard and other plaster and gypsum products, BPB. Saint-Gobain, which is a world manufacturer of high tech building materials, above all operates in the production and sale of insulating materials through several subsidiaries such as Point P, Jewson, Raab, Karcher and Dahl. BPB's foothold on this market is essentially through its brands, Gyproc and Placoplâtre. The Commission has noted that horizontal overlapping between the two companies is limited and that powerful players with large market shares keep up competitive pressure. Despite the activities of many Saint-Gobain distributors, who buy and sell-on plasterboards, especially manufactured by BPB, the Commission also felt that none of the markets concerned ran the risk of closure. The deal, whereby Saint-Gobain offers 720 pence for every BPB share, will give rise to a new entity of global dimension.