Press Release: Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Rio Tinto’s talc business by Imerys

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the talc business of the Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto by French-based company Imerys.

After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly alter the structure of the market for talc, the softest known mineral in the world used in a wide range of industrial applications including ceramics, plastics, paper and cosmetics.