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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9260

8 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Acquisition of Foster Yeoman by Aggregate Industries cleared - refers review of UK local aggregates markets to Office of Fair Trading

Brussels, 07/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared the proposed take-over of Foster Yeoman (a privately-owned heavy building materials group) by Aggregate Industries, a subsidiary of the Holcim Group (Switzerland), both of the UK. According to the Commission, the operation will not impede competition on markets outside the United Kingdom, on which it has given its opinion. It has left it up to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to examine effects on the British market....

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