Press Release: Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Kemira GrowHow by Yara, subject to commitments

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Finnish mineral fertiliser producer Kemira GrowHow by Yara of Norway, also a fertiliser company, subject to commitments. In view of the remedies proposed by the parties, the Commission concluded that the operation would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it.