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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2024/80 - Esseco Industrial/Ercros
Acquired
ERCROS, S.A.
Description
Parent company of the Ercros Group, based in Spain, with operations focused on the manufacture and sale of products for the chemical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, agrochemical and food industries. Ercros is organized into three main areas of activity: (i) the chlorine derivatives division; (ii) the division of chemical intermediates; and (iii) the pharmaceutical products division.
Acquiring
Esseco Industrial, S.p.A.
Description
Subsidiary of the Esseco S.p.A. Group, a multinational industrial group based in Italy, with three main business units: (i) the industrial division, specialized in the production of chlor-alkali and inorganic salts of sulfur, sodium, potassium and ammonia; (ii) the oenology division, specialized in the development, manufacture and distribution of chemical products and biotechnologies for the wine industry, including potassium metabisulfites and potassium polyaspartate; and (iii) the animal feed division, specialized in the production of additives for animal feed.
Sector
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Notification thresholds
Type of merger
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Ongoing
Type of Investigation
AdC’s decision
Case description

The merger operation consists of the acquisition, by Esseco Industrial S.p.A. (“Esseco”) of exclusive control over Ercros, S.A. (“Errors”).

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