Press Release: Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into acquisition of parts of Walki’s industrial packaging division by Mondi

On 02 September 2015, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the proposed acquisition by Mondi of two industrial packaging plants currently owned by Walki is in line with the EU Merger Regulation. Mondi and Walki are the two leading suppliers in the European Economic Area (EEA) of several products derived from extrusion coating, in particular wrapping materials for the paper industry and case lining. The transaction was notified to the European Commission on 29 July 2015.