commiss decis octob declar concentr compat common market eea agreement case comp sonoco ahlstrom notifi document number english text authent ec januari commiss adopt decis merger case council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak articl regul confidenti version full decis found authent languag case work languag commiss websit director gener competit address http europa eu int comm competit index en html overview base compani sonoco finnish undertak ahlstrom notifi commiss intent creat joint ventur plan contribut respect european coreboard core busi core tube produc coreboard base product paper film yarn wound investig identifi concern market high end paper mill core low core region northern europ parti submit remedi address concern phase propos divest sveberg plant norwai produc affect product remedi remov complet increment market share caus merger market test conduct phase reveal market particip concern remedi regard bad geograph locat viabil divest busi remedi remov doubt stage commiss open phase proceed juli phase parti remov concern locat sveberg plant submit convinc evid transport cost addit offer quot fix quot solut commiss ensur suitabl buyer found parti complet deal measur ensur viabil busi confirm market test ii relev product market coreboard paper board materi primarili manufactur paper core kei characterist coreboard abil resist delamin measur joul squar meter limit degre demand side suppli side substitut high grade delamin resist gt produc easili switch product low grade delamin resist lt low grade produc make import invest produc high grade coreboard light high grade low grade coreboard consid constitut relev product market coreboard paper core tube produc coreboard spiral parallel wind process base product paper film adhes tape fabric yarn wound clear limit demand side substitut core suitabl applic market investig confirm product high product high end paper mill core pmc yarn carrier specif machineri need suppli side substitut exist suffici degre sophist core coat core requir addit invest result product market distinguish high end pmc yarn carrier low core leav open coat film core includ constitut separ product market made differ competit assess iii relev geograph market coreboard market investig focu supplier broad region market coreboard eea wide dimens produc coreboard plant eea suppli coreboard europ core parti propos eea wide geograph market core recognis region eea intens trade flow core possibl lead region relev geograph market region continent europ ii scandinavian countri iii finland iv unit kingdom ireland high end pmc parti sell total sale volum custom maximum km suppli plant contin europ numer trade flow minor trade flow occur region scandinavia finland uk ireland result market investig geograph market identifi continent europ leav open question separ northern southern part suggest respond ii scandinavian countri leav open question denmark includ iii finland iv uk ireland divis continent market question denmark includ scandinavian market left open competit assess chang yarn carrier case question market defin mention region eea wide left open final assess chang definit low core market investig confirm eea wide market definit propos parti custom repli market investig defin region market purchas low core nation level high end pmc continent region show compar intens trade activ market defin uk ireland ii finland iii continent europ includ denmark leav open question split northern southern part iv norwai sweden leav open question constitut nation market combin region definit left open competit assess chang whichev market definit iv affect market notifi transact risk affect market scandinavian market high end pmc region eea wide market yarn carrier norwegian market market consist norwai sweden low core assess high end pmc scandinavian market ahlstrom lead supplier market share sonoco small supplier compar corenso paul result merger present exist suppli possibl high end pmc elimin region high qualiti requir product market market entrant expect short run fear increas strength sonoco ahlstrom indispens larger custom power squeez smaller supplier yarn carrier region major concern aris finland ahlstrom sonoco finnish market limit size european market present potenti competitor larg overcapac serv demand finland market investig rais signific concern relat product low core transact rise concern market compris norwai sweden ahlstrom sonoco nation market norwai ahlstrom sonoco gap smaller player larger signific increas significantli due merger market investig identifi concern rise price market due merger notifi concentr rais doubt compat common market regard market high end pmc scandinavia low core nation market norwai market compris norwai sweden vi commit offer parti phase parti propos divest ahlstrom core product facil locat sveberg norwai front buyer main issu led commiss refus divest sveberg time phase relat isol geograph situat uncertainti respect financi viabil vii assess commit submit parti provid credibl evid show geograph locat plant constitut major impedi sveberg benefit phenomenon scandinavia north south freight rate significantli lower south north rate advantag sveberg locat north norwai actual potenti custom locat south divest sveberg suitabl independ front buyer approv commiss ensur commiss ensur viabil busi phase market test stand solut divest sveberg reject critic respond sveberg provid divest buyer found divest sveberg elimin increment market share market concern rais norwegian swedish market low core increment reduc leav merg entiti market share increment total remov undertak player enter norwai sweden market reduct number player market offset smaller competitor activ market bui sveberg facil result balanc market structur creat adequ competit restraint sonoco ahlstrom basi commit submit parti notifi concentr rais doubt compat common market eea agreement decis adopt articl council regul eec articl agreement european econom area oj regul amend regul ec oj continent europ compris germani austria franc benelux itali spain portug greec denmark sweden norwai part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk bind purchas agreement sale sveberg conclud suitabl buyer jv creat