PT
Autoridade da Concorrência

Case details

Print
Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2005/67 - BASF/CROMPTON
Acquiring
BASF Aktiengesellshaft
Description
is an undertaking under German law which, on a worldwide basis, produces and distributes various chemicals for plastics, agricultural products and health and nutritional products, as well as chemicals from petroleum and gas. The group is present in Portugal in the form of 3 subsidiaries: BASF Portuguesa Lda, BASF Trading Center Distribuição de Produtos Químicos Especiais Lda and BASF CURTEX Produtos Químicos Lda.
Acquired
CROMPTON S.A.S
Description
is an undertaking under French law; it belongs to the Chemtura Corporation, which has its registered offices in the United States of America. Among other things, CROMPTON operates in the distribution and sales business for certain polyurethane-based products.
Sector
  • Extractive and manufacturing Industries
Activity (NACE)
  • C20 - Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres, except pharmaceutical products
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Market share
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description
Notified on 28 October 2005, this merger consists of the acquisition by BASF Aktiengesellshaft (referred to below as "BASF") through Elastrogran Itália S.p.a. and Elastrogran GmbH, subsidiaries of the BASF Group, of the assets representing the polyurethane business of the undertaking CROMPTON S.A.S. (referred to below as CROMPTON).
Timeline
2005-12-07
Competition Authority approves BASF´s acquisition of the assets of CROMPTON´s polyurethane business
Click here to see your activities