Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Guala Closures S.p.A.; Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster GmbH
BWB/Z-7107
On 21.10.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Guala Closures S.p.A. (Italy) intends to acquire 100% of the shares in, and sole control of, Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster GmbH (Austria).
ÖNACE Codes: Manufacture of plastic packing goods.
C - MANUFACTURING C 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, C 22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products, C 22.22 - Manufacture of plastic packing goods
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 18.11.2025.
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 19.11.2025 .