Brussels, 20/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 16 January, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of Abieta Chemie GmbH of Germany by the Arizona Chemical group of the US.
The concentration does not meet the turnover thresholds of the EU Merger Regulation but has been dealt with by the Commission following a referral requested by the parties, agreed by the member states concerned.
The parties' activities overlap horizontally in the markets for the manufacturing and sale...