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 \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n
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’s position on the proposed operation.<\/p>\n
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
Names of the companies and groups involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nature of the operation<\/strong><\/p>\n Economic sectors concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:<\/strong><\/p>\n NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the acquisition of exclusive control of the company \u201cBallestra SpA\u201d by the company \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d (a subsidiary of the \u201cMaire Group\u201d) through the acquisition of 100% of its share capital and related voting rights.<\/p>\n \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d is an Italian joint-stock company, registered in the Companies Register of Rome under number 16951401005, with its registered office at Via di Vannina 88\/94, 00156 Rome, Italy. It is mainly active in the field of scientific research and technological innovation serving, in particular, the energy transition, the green chemistry segment, and the circular economy. It is involved in the development of industrial processes and engineering services, as well as in the supply of equipment and materials for the construction of industrial facilities in general. \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d is a subsidiary of the Maire group, an Italian industrial group mainly active in the design, supply of equipment, and construction (EPC) of industrial units on a global scale. It provides integrated engineering and construction solutions as well as sustainable technologies for the energy transition.<\/p>\n \u201cBallestra SpA\u201d is an Italian joint-stock company, registered in the Companies Register of Milan under number 13335930155, with its registered office at Via P. Portaluppi, 17, Milan, Italy. It is a holding company of a group of companies including BUSS ChemTech AG (Switzerland) and Ballestra Engineering and Projects Pvt. Ltd (India), active in the design and installation of chemical, petrochemical, and industrial plants, as well as the development of proprietary technologies in the fertilizer and chemical sectors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Done in Rabat, on February 19, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u201coperation summary\u201d 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’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 involved: The acquirer: The company \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d; The target: The company \u201cBallestra SpA\u201d. Nature of the operation Acquisition of exclusive control. Economic sectors concerned: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for chemical production units. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations: 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. March 2 NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the acquisition of exclusive control of the company \u201cBallestra SpA\u201d by the company \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d (a subsidiary of the \u201cMaire Group\u201d) through the acquisition of 100% of its share capital and related voting rights. \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d is an Italian joint-stock company, registered in the Companies Register of Rome under number 16951401005, with its registered office at Via di Vannina 88\/94, 00156 Rome, Italy. It is mainly active in the field of scientific research and technological innovation serving, in particular, the energy transition, the green chemistry segment, and the circular economy. It is involved in the development of industrial processes and engineering services, as well as in the supply of equipment and materials for the construction of industrial facilities in general. \u201cNextChem SpA\u201d is a subsidiary of the Maire group, an Italian industrial group mainly active in the design, supply of equipment, and construction (EPC) of industrial units on a global scale. It provides integrated engineering and construction solutions as well as sustainable technologies for the energy transition. \u201cBallestra SpA\u201d is an Italian joint-stock company, registered in the Companies Register of Milan under number 13335930155, with its registered office at Via P. Portaluppi, 17, Milan, Italy. It is a holding company of a group of companies including BUSS ChemTech AG (Switzerland) and Ballestra Engineering and Projects Pvt. Ltd (India), active in the design and installation of chemical, petrochemical, and industrial plants, as well as the development of proprietary technologies in the fertilizer and chemical sectors. Done in Rabat, on February 19, 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-47122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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