Brussels, 15/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 15 April, the European Commission opened a detailed investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of BarcoVision of Belgium by the Italian company Itema. The latter produces textile machinery while BarcoVision manufactures sensors and other inputs for the textiles market. The Commission is concerned that the new entity may be tempted to restrict supplies of sensors manufactured by BarcoVision to Itema competitors,...