Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
GreenChem Austria; Kreuzmayr GmbH
BWB/Z-7085
On 03.10.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
GreenChem Austria GmbH (Austria) intends to acquire the AdBlue business unit of Kreuzmayr GmbH (Austria) by way of an asset deal.
ÖNACE Code: Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds; Wholesale of chemical products.
C - MANUFACTURING C 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, C 20.1 - Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms, C 20.15 - Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.8 - Other specialised wholesale, G 46.85 - Wholesale of chemical products
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 31.10.2025.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 01.11.2025 .