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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2024/16 - Bondalti / ERCROS
Acquiring
BONDALTI CHEMICALS, S.A.
Description
It belongs to a Portuguese industrial group controlled by JOSÉ DE MELLO CAPITAL, S.A., and operates mainly in the production sector of industrial chemical products derived from chlorine, although it is also present, on a smaller scale, in the water treatment solutions sector and is develop projects in the sustainable energy sector (green hydrogen).
Acquired
ERCROS, S.A.
Description
Based in Spain, mainly dedicated to the production and sale of chemical and pharmaceutical products. It focuses its activity on three divisions or lines of business, namely: i) the chlorine derivatives division; ii) the intermediate chemical products division; and iii) the pharmaceutical division.
Sector
  • Trade and Services
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(a) and (c) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Market Share and Turnover thresholds
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The merger operation in question consists of the acquisition, by BONDALTI CHEMICALS, S.A. (“BONDALTI”), of exclusive control over ERCROS, S.A., and its subsidiaries (“ERCROS Group”), through the launch of a public takeover bid.
Timeline
2024-06-27
The AdC issued a non-opposition decision to the merger 16/2024 -Bondalti / ERCROS.
2024-03-15
BONDALTI notifies the acquisition of exclusive control over ERCROS.
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