Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
KPS Capital Partners, LP; Erwerb des Geschäftsbereichs Raffineriekatalysatoren der Ketjen Corporation, USA
BWB/Z-7140
On 19.11.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
An affiliate of KPS Capital Partners, LP, USA, proposes to indirectly acquire a 51% share in the refining catalyst solutions business of Ketjen Corporation, USA, from Albemarle Corporation, USA.
Economic sector: Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
C - MANUFACTURING C 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, C 20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products, C 20.59 - Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 17.12.2025.
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 18.12.2025 .