{"id":46820,"date":"2026-05-14T14:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.preprod.io\/communique-du-conseil-de-la-concurrence-relatif-au-projet-de-concentration-economique-concernant-la-prise-de-controle-exclusif-des-societes-akkim-yapi-kimyasallari-sanayi-ve-ticaret-anonim-sirk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:18:46","slug":"press-release-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-exclusive-takeover-of-the-companies-akkim-yapi-kimyasallari-sanayi-ve-ticaret-anonim-sirke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-exclusive-takeover-of-the-companies-akkim-yapi-kimyasallari-sanayi-ve-ticaret-anonim-sirke\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00abAkfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb."},"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 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb 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 operation.<\/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 issued 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> the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The targets:<\/strong> the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nature of the operation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive takeover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Economic sectors concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Production of chemicals for the building and industrial sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. May 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb through the acquisition of all the share capital and voting rights related thereto.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is a Swiss public limited company, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and registered in the commercial register under number CHE- 106.919.184, with its registered office at Zugerstrasse 50, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is the ultimate parent company of the Sika group, a globally active group in the specialty chemicals sector, with its headquarters in Switzerland. In Morocco, the said company is present through its subsidiary \u00ab Sika Maroc SA \u00bb since 1999. It is a public limited company registered with the Casablanca Commercial Court under number 38\u202f313, with its registered office at Z.I. Ouled Saleh \u2013 B.P. 191, Bouskoura, 27182 Casablanca. It operates five production sites located in Agadir, Had Soualem, Bouskoura, Tangier, and Nador. It manufactures and markets chemicals for the construction and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish public limited company, registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under number 457612-0, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 22, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. The company specializes in the production and marketing of sealants, adhesives, polyurethane foams, sealant products, and aerosols.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish public limited company registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under number 762084-0, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 20, inner door No. 1, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. The company is solely engaged in the sale of adhesives, polyurethane foams, and sealant products.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish joint-stock company registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under registration number 167945-5, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 20\/1, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. It specializes exclusively in the sale of sealants, adhesives, polyurethane foams, sealant products, and aerosols.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb is a Romanian limited liability company, registered in the Ploiesti Commercial Register under registration number J29\/2458\/2019, unique registration number 36783647, with its registered office at 1, Conului Street, Ploiesti municipality, Prahova county, Romania. It specializes in the production and marketing of sealants, adhesives, PU foams, sealant products, and aerosols.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Done in Rabat, May 14, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"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 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb below, containing the information provided by the parties. 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 operation. 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 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented. Names of the companies and groups concerned: The acquirer: the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb; The targets: the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb. Nature of the operation: Exclusive takeover. Economic sectors concerned: Production of chemicals for the building and industrial sectors. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations: 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. May 25. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb through the acquisition of all the share capital and voting rights related thereto. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is a Swiss public limited company, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and registered in the commercial register under number CHE- 106.919.184, with its registered office at Zugerstrasse 50, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is the ultimate parent company of the Sika group, a globally active group in the specialty chemicals sector, with its headquarters in Switzerland. In Morocco, the said company is present through its subsidiary \u00ab Sika Maroc SA \u00bb since 1999. It is a public limited company registered with the Casablanca Commercial Court under number 38\u202f313, with its registered office at Z.I. Ouled Saleh \u2013 B.P. 191, Bouskoura, 27182 Casablanca. It operates five production sites located in Agadir, Had Soualem, Bouskoura, Tangier, and Nador. It manufactures and markets chemicals for the construction and industrial sectors. \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish public limited company, registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under number 457612-0, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 22, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. The company specializes in the production and marketing of sealants, adhesives, polyurethane foams, sealant products, and aerosols. \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish public limited company registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under number 762084-0, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 20, inner door No. 1, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. The company is solely engaged in the sale of adhesives, polyurethane foams, and sealant products. \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish joint-stock company registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under registration number 167945-5, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 20\/1, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. It specializes exclusively in the sale of sealants, adhesives, polyurethane foams, sealant products, and aerosols. \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb is a Romanian limited liability company, registered in the Ploiesti Commercial Register under registration number J29\/2458\/2019, unique registration number 36783647, with its registered office at 1, Conului Street, Ploiesti municipality, Prahova county, Romania. It specializes in the production and marketing of sealants, adhesives, PU foams, sealant products, and aerosols. &nbsp; Done in Rabat, May 14, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46820","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 from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00abAkfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb. - 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-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-exclusive-takeover-of-the-companies-akkim-yapi-kimyasallari-sanayi-ve-ticaret-anonim-sirke\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00abAkfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb. - Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the \u00ab summary of the operation \u00bb below, containing the information provided by the parties. 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 operation. 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 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented. Names of the companies and groups concerned: The acquirer: the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb; The targets: the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb. Nature of the operation: Exclusive takeover. 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NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb through the acquisition of all the share capital and voting rights related thereto. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is a Swiss public limited company, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and registered in the commercial register under number CHE- 106.919.184, with its registered office at Zugerstrasse 50, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is the ultimate parent company of the Sika group, a globally active group in the specialty chemicals sector, with its headquarters in Switzerland. 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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 operation. 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 issued for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented. Names of the companies and groups concerned: The acquirer: the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb; The targets: the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb. Nature of the operation: Exclusive takeover. Economic sectors concerned: Production of chemicals for the building and industrial sectors. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations: 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. May 25. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover of the companies \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb, \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb and \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb by the company \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb through the acquisition of all the share capital and voting rights related thereto. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is a Swiss public limited company, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and registered in the commercial register under number CHE- 106.919.184, with its registered office at Zugerstrasse 50, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. \u00ab Sika AG \u00bb is the ultimate parent company of the Sika group, a globally active group in the specialty chemicals sector, with its headquarters in Switzerland. In Morocco, the said company is present through its subsidiary \u00ab Sika Maroc SA \u00bb since 1999. It is a public limited company registered with the Casablanca Commercial Court under number 38\u202f313, with its registered office at Z.I. Ouled Saleh \u2013 B.P. 191, Bouskoura, 27182 Casablanca. It operates five production sites located in Agadir, Had Soualem, Bouskoura, Tangier, and Nador. It manufactures and markets chemicals for the construction and industrial sectors. \u00ab Akkim Yap\u0131 Kimyasallar\u0131 Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish public limited company, registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under number 457612-0, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 22, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. The company specializes in the production and marketing of sealants, adhesives, polyurethane foams, sealant products, and aerosols. \u00ab Akde Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish public limited company registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under number 762084-0, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 20, inner door No. 1, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. The company is solely engaged in the sale of adhesives, polyurethane foams, and sealant products. \u00ab Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited \u015eirketi \u00bb is a Turkish joint-stock company registered in the Istanbul Commercial Register under registration number 167945-5, with its registered office at Ye\u015filbay\u0131r Mah. \u015eim\u015fir Sok. No. 20\/1, Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul. It specializes exclusively in the sale of sealants, adhesives, polyurethane foams, sealant products, and aerosols. \u00ab Akkim Europe S.R.L. \u00bb is a Romanian limited liability company, registered in the Ploiesti Commercial Register under registration number J29\/2458\/2019, unique registration number 36783647, with its registered office at 1, Conului Street, Ploiesti municipality, Prahova county, Romania. 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