1.   

On 4 May 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH (‘Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International’, Austria), belonging to the group Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (‘MM’; together with its subsidiaries the ‘MM Group’),

—	Kotkamills Group Oyj (together with its subsidiaries ‘Kotkamills’, Finland).

MM acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Kotkamills.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.   

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for MM: production of cartonboard and packaging products, in particular folding cartons and, to a limited extent, (mechanical) pulp,

—	for Kotkamills: manufacture of virgin-fibre cartonboard, Saturating Base Kraft (‘SBK’) and sawn softwood.

3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.   

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10122 — Mayr-Melnhof Karton/Kotkamills

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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