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 \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 adopted 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 concerned:<\/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 operation concerning the acquisition of exclusive control by the company \u201cCovestro AG\u201d through the companies \u201cCovestro Deutschland AG\u201d and MS Holding B.V.\u201d, of the resin and functional materials activities of the company \u201cKoninklijke DSM N.V.\u201d.<\/p>\n Covestro AG is a German public limited company listed on the stock exchange, headquartered in Leverkusen (Germany), registered in the commercial register of the local court of Cologne under number HRB 85281. Covestro AG is a producer of chemicals focusing on the supply of high-performance polymer materials and solutions.<\/p>\n Covestro Deutschland AG is a German public limited company, headquartered at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen (Germany), registered in the commercial register of the local court of Cologne under number HRB 49892. The company is active in the production and development of high-performance materials and intermediate inputs used in coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and polymer resin production.<\/p>\n MS Holding B.V. is a Dutch limited liability company, headquartered at Ratelaar 39 F, 3434 EW, Nieuwegein, Netherlands, registered in the Dutch commercial register under number 62059459. The company acts as a holding company within the Covestro group.<\/p>\n Koninklijke DSM N.V. is a Dutch public limited company, registered in the commercial register under number 14022069 and headquartered at Het Overloon 1,6411 TE Heerlen, Netherlands. The company is active in several areas including health, nutrition, technical materials, and specialty chemicals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Done in Rabat on June 4, 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 adopted 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 adopted 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: Covestro AG; The target: the resin and functional materials activities of the company \u201cKoninklijke DSM N.V.\u201d Nature of the operation Acquisition of exclusive control. Economic sectors concerned: Market for the supply of coating resins and functional materials. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations: 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. June 15, 2026. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the acquisition of exclusive control by the company \u201cCovestro AG\u201d through the companies \u201cCovestro Deutschland AG\u201d and MS Holding B.V.\u201d, of the resin and functional materials activities of the company \u201cKoninklijke DSM N.V.\u201d. Covestro AG is a German public limited company listed on the stock exchange, headquartered in Leverkusen (Germany), registered in the commercial register of the local court of Cologne under number HRB 85281. Covestro AG is a producer of chemicals focusing on the supply of high-performance polymer materials and solutions. Covestro Deutschland AG is a German public limited company, headquartered at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen (Germany), registered in the commercial register of the local court of Cologne under number HRB 49892. The company is active in the production and development of high-performance materials and intermediate inputs used in coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and polymer resin production. MS Holding B.V. is a Dutch limited liability company, headquartered at Ratelaar 39 F, 3434 EW, Nieuwegein, Netherlands, registered in the Dutch commercial register under number 62059459. The company acts as a holding company within the Covestro group. Koninklijke DSM N.V. is a Dutch public limited company, registered in the commercial register under number 14022069 and headquartered at Het Overloon 1,6411 TE Heerlen, Netherlands. The company is active in several areas including health, nutrition, technical materials, and specialty chemicals. 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