{"id":38579,"date":"2025-12-11T12:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.preprod.io\/communique-du-conseil-de-la-concurrence-relatif-au-projet-de-concentration-economique-concernant-lacquisition-par-la-societe-billions-europe-ltd-des-actifs-lies-a-lacti-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:24:52","slug":"press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release of the Competition Council Regarding the Economic Concentration Project Concerning the Acquisition by \u2018Billions Europe Ltd\u2019 of the Assets Related to the Titanium Dioxide Business Held by \u2018Venator Materials UK Limited\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the &#8216;summary of the transaction&#8217; below, containing the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n<p>This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council&#8217;s position on the proposed transaction.<\/p>\n<p>The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Names of the companies and groups concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The acquirer:<\/strong> &#8216;Billions Europe Ltd&#8217;;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target Assets:<\/strong> The assets related to the production of titanium dioxide-based products by &#8216;Venator Materials UK Limited&#8217; within the Greatham plant in the United Kingdom, the distribution of these products, and the research and development activity.carried out within the leased premises related to titanium dioxide-based products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nature<\/strong><strong> of the operation :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asset purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Economic<\/strong> <strong>sector<\/strong> <strong>concerned :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemical industry &#8211; manufacturing and marketing of titanium dioxide pigments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline for interested third parties to submit their comments :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 days from the date of publication of this notice, i.e. December 22, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the acquisition by the company &#8220;Billions Europe Ltd&#8221; (&#8220;Billions Europe&#8221;) of assets related to the titanium dioxide business held by the company &#8220;Venator Materials UK Limited&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Billions Europe Ltd&#8221;: is a British limited liability company, registered with the Companies House under number 09298775, with its registered office located at Winder House, Kingfisher Way, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS18 3EX, United Kingdom.Elle a pour activit\u00e9 la vente et la distribution de pigments de dioxyde de titane. \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb est une filiale indirectement d\u00e9tenue \u00e0 100 % par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab LB Group Co., Limited \u00bb (\u00ab LB \u00bb, conjointement avec ses filiales contr\u00f4l\u00e9es, le \u00ab Groupe LB \u00bb). Le Groupe LB fabrique et commercialise principalement une large gamme de pigments de dioxyde de titane pour diverses utilisations \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle mondiale.<\/p>\n<p>The target assets consist of assets related to the manufacture of titanium dioxide-based products by \u2018Venator Materials UK Limited\u2019 at the Greatham plant in the United Kingdom, as well as the distribution of such products and the research and development activities carried out at leased premises related to titanium dioxide-based products. These assets include, in particular, land and buildings, facilities and machinery, spare parts, commercial documents, intellectual property, and inventories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Done at Rabat, on December 11, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019article 13 de la loi n\u00b0104-12 relative \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 des prix et de la concurrence et l\u2019article 10 du d\u00e9cret n\u00b0 2-14-652 pris pour son application, tels qu\u2019ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 modifi\u00e9s et compl\u00e9t\u00e9s, le Conseil de la Concurrence met \u00e0 la disposition du public le \u00ab r\u00e9sum\u00e9 de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00bb ci-dessous, contenant les renseignements communiqu\u00e9s par les parties. Ces informations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9labor\u00e9es par les parties notifiantes, qui en sont seules responsables. Les renseignements inexacts ou d\u00e9natur\u00e9s qui y figureraient ne pr\u00e9jugent nullement de la position du Conseil de la concurrence sur l\u2019op\u00e9ration envisag\u00e9e. La publication de ce communiqu\u00e9 n\u2019atteste pas de la compl\u00e9tude du dossier pr\u00e9vue \u00e0 l\u2019article 9 du d\u00e9cret n\u00b02-14-652 pris pour l\u2019application de la loi n\u00b0104-12 sur la libert\u00e9 des prix et de la concurrence tels qu\u2019ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 modifi\u00e9s et compl\u00e9t\u00e9s. Noms des entreprises et groupes concern\u00e9s : L\u2019acqu\u00e9reur : \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb ; Actifs Cibles\u202f: Les actifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 la fabrication de produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Venator Materials UK Limited \u00bb. au sein de l\u2019usine de Greatham au Royaume-Uni, la distribution de ces produits et l\u2019activit\u00e9 de recherche et d\u00e9veloppement. men\u00e9e au sein des locaux lou\u00e9s li\u00e9s aux produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane. Nature\u00a0de l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration\u00a0: Achat d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u2019actif Secteur \u00e9conomique concern\u00e9 : Industrie chimique \u2013 fabrication et commercialisation de pigments de dioxyde de titane. D\u00e9lai dans lequel les tiers int\u00e9ress\u00e9s sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 faire conna\u00eetre leurs observations : 10 jours \u00e0 partir de la date de publication du pr\u00e9sent communiqu\u00e9, soit le 22 d\u00e9cembre 2025. RESUME NON CONFIDENTIEL DE L\u2019OPERATION FOURNI PAR LES PARTIES Le Conseil de la concurrence a re\u00e7u la notification d\u2019un projet de concentration \u00e9conomique concernant l\u2019acquisition par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb (\u00ab\u202fBillions Europe\u202f\u00bb) des actifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019activit\u00e9 de dioxyde de titane d\u00e9tenus par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Venator Materials UK Limited \u00bb. \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb\u202f: est une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e de droit britannique, immatricul\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s du Companies House sous le num\u00e9ro 09298775, dont le si\u00e8ge social est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Winder House, Kingfisher Way, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS18 3EX, Royaume-Uni. Elle a pour activit\u00e9 la vente et la distribution de pigments de dioxyde de titane. \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb est une filiale indirectement d\u00e9tenue \u00e0 100 % par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab LB Group Co., Limited \u00bb (\u00ab\u202fLB\u202f\u00bb, conjointement avec ses filiales contr\u00f4l\u00e9es, le \u00ab\u202fGroupe LB\u202f\u00bb). Le Groupe LB fabrique et commercialise principalement une large gamme de pigments de dioxyde de titane pour diverses utilisations \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle mondiale. Les actifs cibles\u202f: il s\u2019agit d\u2019actifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 la fabrication de produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Venator \u00a0Materials UK Limited \u00bb au sein de l\u2019usine de Greatham au Royaume-Uni, ainsi que la distribution de ces produits et l\u2019activit\u00e9 de recherche et d\u00e9veloppement men\u00e9e au sein des locaux lou\u00e9s li\u00e9s aux produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane, incluant notamment les terrains et b\u00e2timents, les installations et machines, les pi\u00e8ces d\u00e9tach\u00e9es, les documents commerciaux, la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle et les stocks. &nbsp; Fait \u00e0 Rabat, le 11 d\u00e9cembre 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Press Release of the Competition Council Regarding the Economic Concentration Project Concerning the Acquisition by \u2018Billions Europe Ltd\u2019 of the Assets Related to the Titanium Dioxide Business Held by \u2018Venator Materials UK Limited\u2019. - Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Press Release of the Competition Council Regarding the Economic Concentration Project Concerning the Acquisition by \u2018Billions Europe Ltd\u2019 of the Assets Related to the Titanium Dioxide Business Held by \u2018Venator Materials UK Limited\u2019. - Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019article 13 de la loi n\u00b0104-12 relative \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 des prix et de la concurrence et l\u2019article 10 du d\u00e9cret n\u00b0 2-14-652 pris pour son application, tels qu\u2019ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 modifi\u00e9s et compl\u00e9t\u00e9s, le Conseil de la Concurrence met \u00e0 la disposition du public le \u00ab r\u00e9sum\u00e9 de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00bb ci-dessous, contenant les renseignements communiqu\u00e9s par les parties. 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Ces informations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9labor\u00e9es par les parties notifiantes, qui en sont seules responsables. Les renseignements inexacts ou d\u00e9natur\u00e9s qui y figureraient ne pr\u00e9jugent nullement de la position du Conseil de la concurrence sur l\u2019op\u00e9ration envisag\u00e9e. La publication de ce communiqu\u00e9 n\u2019atteste pas de la compl\u00e9tude du dossier pr\u00e9vue \u00e0 l\u2019article 9 du d\u00e9cret n\u00b02-14-652 pris pour l\u2019application de la loi n\u00b0104-12 sur la libert\u00e9 des prix et de la concurrence tels qu\u2019ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 modifi\u00e9s et compl\u00e9t\u00e9s. Noms des entreprises et groupes concern\u00e9s : L\u2019acqu\u00e9reur : \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb ; Actifs Cibles\u202f: Les actifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 la fabrication de produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Venator Materials UK Limited \u00bb. au sein de l\u2019usine de Greatham au Royaume-Uni, la distribution de ces produits et l\u2019activit\u00e9 de recherche et d\u00e9veloppement. men\u00e9e au sein des locaux lou\u00e9s li\u00e9s aux produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane. Nature\u00a0de l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration\u00a0: Achat d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u2019actif Secteur \u00e9conomique concern\u00e9 : Industrie chimique \u2013 fabrication et commercialisation de pigments de dioxyde de titane. D\u00e9lai dans lequel les tiers int\u00e9ress\u00e9s sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 faire conna\u00eetre leurs observations : 10 jours \u00e0 partir de la date de publication du pr\u00e9sent communiqu\u00e9, soit le 22 d\u00e9cembre 2025. RESUME NON CONFIDENTIEL DE L\u2019OPERATION FOURNI PAR LES PARTIES Le Conseil de la concurrence a re\u00e7u la notification d\u2019un projet de concentration \u00e9conomique concernant l\u2019acquisition par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb (\u00ab\u202fBillions Europe\u202f\u00bb) des actifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019activit\u00e9 de dioxyde de titane d\u00e9tenus par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Venator Materials UK Limited \u00bb. \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb\u202f: est une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e de droit britannique, immatricul\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s du Companies House sous le num\u00e9ro 09298775, dont le si\u00e8ge social est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Winder House, Kingfisher Way, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS18 3EX, Royaume-Uni. Elle a pour activit\u00e9 la vente et la distribution de pigments de dioxyde de titane. \u00ab Billions Europe Ltd \u00bb est une filiale indirectement d\u00e9tenue \u00e0 100 % par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab LB Group Co., Limited \u00bb (\u00ab\u202fLB\u202f\u00bb, conjointement avec ses filiales contr\u00f4l\u00e9es, le \u00ab\u202fGroupe LB\u202f\u00bb). Le Groupe LB fabrique et commercialise principalement une large gamme de pigments de dioxyde de titane pour diverses utilisations \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle mondiale. Les actifs cibles\u202f: il s\u2019agit d\u2019actifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 la fabrication de produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab Venator \u00a0Materials UK Limited \u00bb au sein de l\u2019usine de Greatham au Royaume-Uni, ainsi que la distribution de ces produits et l\u2019activit\u00e9 de recherche et d\u00e9veloppement men\u00e9e au sein des locaux lou\u00e9s li\u00e9s aux produits \u00e0 base de dioxyde de titane, incluant notamment les terrains et b\u00e2timents, les installations et machines, les pi\u00e8ces d\u00e9tach\u00e9es, les documents commerciaux, la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle et les stocks. &nbsp; Fait \u00e0 Rabat, le 11 d\u00e9cembre 2025","og_url":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/","og_site_name":"Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc","article_published_time":"2025-12-11T12:20:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-26T17:24:52+00:00","author":"Youssef OTMANE","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Youssef OTMANE","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/"},"author":{"name":"Youssef OTMANE","@id":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/24b4bd1e24ccf3057c8fcb57662a0b81"},"headline":"Press Release of the Competition Council Regarding the Economic Concentration Project Concerning the Acquisition by \u2018Billions Europe Ltd\u2019 of the Assets Related to the Titanium Dioxide Business Held by \u2018Venator Materials UK Limited\u2019.","datePublished":"2025-12-11T12:20:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-26T17:24:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/"},"wordCount":479,"articleSection":["Press Releases"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/","url":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-of-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-acquisition-by-billions-europe-ltd-of-the-assets-related-to-the-titanium-dioxide\/","name":"Press Release of the Competition Council Regarding the Economic Concentration Project Concerning the Acquisition by \u2018Billions Europe Ltd\u2019 of the Assets Related to the Titanium Dioxide Business Held by \u2018Venator Materials UK Limited\u2019. - 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