The Commission found that the proposed transaction would have raised serious competition concerns in the EEA market for solid benzoic acid, where the merged entity would have run the only two production plants in the EEA.
Komisjon leidis, et kavandatav tehing oleks tekitanud EMP tahke bensoehappe turul teravaid konkurentsiprobleeme, sest ühinenud ettevõttele oleksid kuulunud EMP ainsad kaks bensoehapet tootvat tehast.