Press Release: Commission refers to Bundeskartellamt review of Haniel/Fels deal in German building materials sector and deepens probe into Dutch market

The European Commission referred to the German Competition Authority, the Bundeskartellamt, on 18 October 2001 the examination of the impact of the proposed acquisition by Haniel Baustoff-Industrie Zuschlagstoffe GmbH of Fels-Werke GmbH in the German wall building materials markets. At the same time, the Commission decided that the deal's effect in the Dutch wall building materials sector requires further review and started an in-depth investigation.