commiss decis februari declar concentr compat common market eea agreement case comp lind aga notifi number german version authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak amend regul ec articl thereof regard commiss decis septemb initi proceed case undertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss consult advisori committe concentr septemb commiss receiv notif propos concentr articl council regul eec merger regul transact lind ag lind purchas share aga ab aga acquir control aga mean articl merger regul septemb commiss decid initi proceed case articl merger regul articl eea agreement advisori committe discuss draft decis januari parti propos transact lind area busi process engin materi handl refriger product distribut industri gase aga produc distribut industri gase lind hold share aga account capit vote right august lind conclud condit contract larg aga sharehold lind bui total share share aga bring lind stake aga altogeth lind acquir remain share aga mean public bid ii concentr propos transact constitut concentr mean articl merger regul lind acquir sole control aga iii commun dimens undertak concern combin aggreg worldwid turnov eur billion lind aga aggreg commun wide turnov eur million parti achiev third commun wide turnov member state notifi transact commun dimens requir cooper articl eea agreement conjunct articl protocol agreement iv apprais articl merger regul relev product market lind aga produc distribut industri gase medic gase high puriti gase quot industri gase quot compris gase mixtur gase provid ga supplier applic industri research applic wide varieti commonli industri gase oxygen nitrogen argon carbon dioxid acetylen hydrogen mixtur includ strictli speak industri gase includ medic gase gase possess puriti standard degre mix precis greater industri gase industri gase obtain air synthet process natur sourc atmospher gase extract air liquefact separ air compon part air compos oxygen nitrogen argon nobl gase neon krypton xenon helium acetylen hydrogen produc chemic process carbon dioxid natur sourc occur product chemic process helium extract natur sourc notifi parti turnov industri gase account atmospher gase gase produc synthet process extract natur sourc gt tabl gt notifi parti submit industri gase class group similar capabl applic ga replac suitabl physic chemic characterist mixtur replac pure gase nitrogen argon carbon dioxid inert ga need liquefi nitrogen liquefi argon liquefi helium liquefi solid carbon dioxid cool gase shield weld seam carbon dioxid argon mixtur form group air oxygen consid form singl group notifi parti submit applic industri gase replac altern ga base process claim heat treatment metallurgi oxygen enrich includ glass melt process join bind cut inert ga protect chemistri cool process foodstuff drink manufactur water treatment etch dope semiconductor electron light cool pressur applic plastic rubber industri assist respir anaesthesia area user emploi ga base process ga base process relev market includ altern technolog notifi parti suggest ten main area constitut relev market basi investig case parallel case air liquid boc commiss take view chemic physic properti individu industri gase gener interchang industri gase product process basi chemic physic properti order produc desir result applic requir custom applic gener interchang applic gase possess properti fundament requir nitrogen argon protect inert ga nitrogen carbon dioxid deep freez foodstuff case kind assum gase technic superior user applic mean custom point view real interchang replac impair process reduc qualiti fact user consult investig proceed parallel case air liquid boc except deni industri gase replac basi investig case parallel case air liquid boc commiss likewis take view gener interchang industri gase ga base process user question commiss present case except state purpos industri gase replac ga base process mechan chemic process happen replac applic compress refriger carbon dioxid nitrogen chill freez foodstuff air oxygen steel product case energi expend greater qualiti suffer process work real interchang case mention point changeov carbon dioxid nitrogen compress refriger chill freez foodstuff requir decis convert system invest need convers reason suppos event last increas price charg industri gase user convert product rapidli ga base process commiss satisfi specif chemic physic properti individu gase constitut separ product market industri gase deliv purchas continu suppli pipelin form part pipelin network belong supplier plant user site tailor user product volum larg purchas requir great site plant econom justifi suppli tank gase deliv tanker liquefi form industri gase suppli cylind mixtur gase industri scientif purpos high puriti gase nobl gase reactiv gase semiconductor industri likewis bottl cylind market form basi inform suppli notifi parti inform commiss assembl parallel case air liquid boc commiss take view relev product market subdivid term distribut channel site plant pipelin tanker cylind facil custom premis differ greatli distribut channel depend manner suppli price individu gase notifi parti submit commiss investig parallel case air liquid boc confirm competitor purchas distribut channel regard separ product market relev geograph market notifi parti submit relev geograph market commun argu ga manufactur oper commun wide present member state suppli ga customari distribut channel market share vari sale cylind ga border member state compar limit chang fact geograph market commun wide competitor suppli custom member state mean site plant pipelin competit determin limit market commiss investig case parallel case air liquid boc establish extent relev geograph market depend properti ga form distribut suppli plant custom site main supplier industri gase resourc build oper unit eea tender eea contract build oper site plant kind relev geograph market eea wide turn deliveri tanker high cost transport mean deliveri tanker econom radiu km fill plant case atmospher gase oxygen nitrogen area cover exist fill plant intersect commiss take view relev geograph market smaller eea gener consist countri conclus support price differ commiss observ member state distribut cylind ga concern notifi parti state cross border deliveri relev geograph market cylind ga defin local term area deliveri made fill plant overlap rule larg number local market cover entir member state seamlessli larg supplier competit local region extend member state basi assess commiss relev geograph market cylind gase compris entir territori member state assess transact creat domin posit give lind aga domin posit market cylind gase netherland liquefi cylind gase austria germani aa germani lind messer hold larg market share germani largest market industri gase eea greatest number competitor main supplier industri gase germani lind messer griesheim gmbh messer hoechst ag third hold messer famili hold lind messer share market industri gase major supplier germani aga subsidiari aga ga gmbh amp kg quot aga quot air liquid gmbh quot air liquid quot subsidiari air liquid sa aga share market industri gase air liquid intern ga supplier air product chemic air product praxair praxair busi germani share smaller air product market industri gase praxair boc group plc boc oper germani share market industri gase boc german oper air liquid supplier industri gase germani combin market share includ westfalen ag oper countri supplier larg region oper sauerstoffwerk friedrichshafen gmbh sauerstoffwerk friedrich guttroff gmbh basi schöberl gmbh amp norwegian compani hydroga hydroga suppli carbon dioxid germani total number smaller supplier activ germani gt tabl gt gt tabl gt atmospher gase oxygen nitrogen account turnov distribut liquefi gase germani atmospher gase oxygen nitrogen argon german turnov messer share liquefi oxygen market lind share messer share market liquefi nitrogen lind share messer share market liquefi argon lind share turnov distribut cylind gase germani account oxygen nitrogen argon argon mixtur messer share market cylind oxygen lind share lind share market cylind nitrogen messer share messer share market cylind argon argon mixtur lind share bb market leader countrywid infrastructur countrywid distribut network extens clientel air separ plant individu atmospher gase extract liquid form vaporis bottl fill unit premis suppli direct larg user cylind ga atmospher gase deliv liquid form tanker direct final user fill plant directli connect air separ bottl sold liquefi cylind ga bought final user dealer part small ga manufactur dealer bui liquefi ga bottl fill plant cylind ga sale final consum distribut outlet transport cost import liquefi cylind ga busi transport account cost case liquefi oxygen nitrogen case expens liquefi argon transport cost integr price pass custom denser supplier product distribut network easier minimis cost suppli short distanc notif point product cost smaller impact price competit todai cost distribut administr lind messer denser product distribut network germani competitor messer tradition strong posit west north rhine westphalia hess rhineland palatin saarland lind south baden württemberg bavaria region highest gross ad manufactur north lower saxoni hamburg bremen schleswig holstein east mecklenburg western pomerania brandenburg berlin saxoni anhalt thuringia saxoni account gross ad gt tabl gt gt tabl gt manufactur reduc transport cost agre exchang volum lind messer agreement lind suppli messer liquefi oxygen nitrogen air separ plant worm western region leuna eastern region messer suppli lind liquefi oxygen air separ plant hürth western region volum contract million oxygen year gt tabl gt notifi parti custom industri gase germani lind custom countri larg custom manufactur site suppli pipelin site plant custom requir ga tank cylind high volum cylind gase custom dealt direct lind sale staff remain small custom requir cylind account turnov dem year dealt lind distributor distributor sell lind cylind ga lind account messer clientel custom germani distributor deal small custom lind messer dens network product plant sale outlet ensur high product avail secur suppli short distanc give decis cost advantag competitor cc market structur lind messer high market share movement market share price time real competit explain structur market liquefi cylind gase germani characteris high market share held lead supplier lind messer enjoi consider advantag competitor term infrastructur distribut network high market share held undertak strong evid exist domin duopoli market structur kind prove fact joint domin shown real competit leader present case fact industri gase homogen product facilit oligopolist parallel conduct born mind market industri gase differenti product offer basi applic technolog develop applic technolog ga manufactur provis assist specif applic stand alongsid price major paramet action market lind state industri gase figur constantli grow lind approach ga sold recent year purpos year ago regard suitabl applic industri gase market structur fundament homogen gase sold suggest exist domin duopoli conclus movement market share time price gase proceed lind submit extens data show movement market share averag revenu separ gase onward case liquefi gase onward data base figur suppli german chemic industri feder vci show lind messer market share fluctuat direct gase averag revenu individu gase differ wide lind messer thing signific competit lind messer liquefi oxygen argon lind market share fallen slightli year oxygen percentag point argon percentag point liquefi nitrogen market share risen slightli period percentag point steadi trend year lind market share year lower messer share market liquefi gase fallen substanti oxygen percentag point nitrogen argon steadi trend lind messer share market gase move year lind share market ga rise substanti messer share fell year revers happen market liquefi oxygen lind share fell slightli messer rose substanti percentag point lind market share rose messer fell lind market share fell slightli messer fell percentag point market liquefi argon messer share fluctuat wide fell percentag point rose percentag point fallen back percentag point lind share liquefi argon market contrast stai constant period minor variat market liquefi nitrogen lind share grew percentag point small variat year year fell slightli messer share liquefi nitrogen market fell percentag point fluctuat risen percentag point year lind share cylind ga market fallen significantli percentag point depend ga fall steadi messer share hand remain roughli stabl fallen slightli except acetylen messer market share risen percentag point turn competit air liquid share market type industri ga liquefi cylind grow strongli meant year air liquid establish firm foothold german liquefi cylind ga market supplier list recit largest ga manufactur substanti gain market share proceed lind submit number exampl price substanti reduc competit exist custom larg number custom serv lind exampl involv small proport exist clientel trend reflect exampl quot review competit quot wettbewerbsbilanzen submit notif confirm shift averag revenu dem movement market share movement averag revenu present pictur compani liquefi oxygen lind averag revenu fell period messer year supplier averag revenu averag revenu market liquefi nitrogen lind averag revenu fell messer lind averag revenu line market messer lower higher liquefi argon lind averag revenu fell messer period lind averag revenu market averag messer cylind gase similar variat cylind oxygen lind averag revenu market averag period messer roughli equal market averag depend year substanti cylind acetylen lind averag revenu market averag messer substanti cylind argon supplier averag revenu market averag gap vari year year homogen good averag revenu firm conclus drawn competitor price true good homogen difficulti aris differenti good offer part product mix supplier case homogen good custom structur correspondingli deliveri volum affect relationship averag revenu actual price good homogen averag revenu provid import indic price practis individu supplier true lind messer market share compar size safe assum clientel similar structur movement lind messer averag revenu outlin recit clear evid price competit take thing conclud lind messer compet activ duopolist market structur competit relationship lind messer mark suppos real competit find conclud lind messer form domin duopoli germani transact result transact lind share relev market increas number market lind replac messer market leader gap lead supplier competitor widen reason increas lind market share appreci alter competit relationship lind messer futur lead posit competit exist lind messer decis weaken true lind takeov aga remov undertak compet lind messer reduc pressur competit leader exert competit born mind alongsid aga larg supplier industri gase activ market liquefi cylind gase germani outsid compet air liquid competitor increas market share easili largest proport year competit past help ensur activ competit lind messer situat chang drastic futur real competit leader find commiss satisfi transact creat domin duopoli form lind aga messer market liquefi cylind gase germani netherland aa market liquefi cylind gase netherland main supplier main supplier market liquefi cylind gase netherland lind compani control nv hoek machin en zuurstoffabriek aga aga ga bv air product air product nederland bv air liquid air liquid bv smaller oper run messer messer nederland bv praxair praxair bv boc dutch oper air liquid smaller supplier westfalen gassen nederland bv subsidiari westfalen ag nederlands technisch gasmaatschappij bv control italian ga supplier sol spa hydroga holland bv subsidiari norsk hydro asa oslo hydroga holland essenti suppli carbon dioxid lind oper air separ plant fill plant kind ga netherland aga oper fill plant kind ga fill plant carbon dioxid acetylen work netherland aga air separ plant netherland cooper air product product liquefi atmospher gase air product air separ plant rotterdam largest world terneuzen air product fill plant gase hydrogen air liquid likewis fill plant gase hydrogen boc dutch oper air liquid oper air separ plant terneuzen messer fill plant gase acetylen work smaller supplier list recit oper fill plant bb merg lind aga larg supplier cylind gase rest market fragment gt tabl gt lind aga joint share market cylind oxygen largest competitor cylind oxygen air product market share market share lead supplier lind aga joint share market cylind nitrogen largest competitor air product market share market share lead supplier lind aga joint share market cylind argon argon mixtur largest competitor cylind argon argon mixtur air liquid messer market share market share lead supplier lind aga joint share market cylind carbon dioxid air liquid air product messer market share market lind aga joint share market cylind hydrogen largest competitor cylind hydrogen air liquid market share market share lead lind aga supplier lind aga joint share market cylind acetylen largest competitor acetylen messer air liquid market share lind aga market share lead remain competitor remain small supplier cylind ga great extent depend suppli main supplier transact substanti reduc number main supplier make aggress competit appreci difficult reason suppos lind aga freedom action restrict remain small supplier cc merg lind aga market leader number liquefi gase netherland transact creat domin posit market gt tabl gt import liquefi gase term volum atmospher gase oxygen nitrogen argon term volum account gase sold liquefi form netherland market atmospher gase lind aga share market liquefi oxygen market liquefi nitrogen market liquefi argon largest competitor air liquid share market liquefi oxygen market liquefi nitrogen market liquefi argon air liquid air product share market liquefi gase praxair share market smaller supplier account market liquefi oxygen market liquefi nitrogen market liquefi argon distribut market share assum transact lind aga enjoi freedom action longer subject control competitor case liquefi hydrogen transact result addit market share aga busi market case liquefi carbon dioxid merg lind aga combin market share place market leader hydroga share find commiss satisfi transact give lind aga domin posit market cylind gase netherland austria aa market liquefi cylind gase austria highli concentr main supplier austrian market liquefi cylind gase lind aga messer oper subsidiari supplier austria siad vertrieb technisch gase gmbh subsidiari siad spa sapio produzion idrogeno ossigeno srl sol spa sauerstoffwerk friedrich guttroff gmbh gt tabl gt gt tabl gt gt tabl gt bb transact give lind aga high joint share market liquefi cylind gase transact lind aga combin share market liquefi oxygen market liquefi nitrogen market liquefi argon market liquefi hydrogen market liquefi carbon dioxid lind aga share cylind ga market case oxygen case nitrogen case argon argon mixtur case carbon dioxid case acetylen market share lead lind aga remain larg competitor messer case liquefi oxygen case liquefi nitrogen case liquefi argon hydrogen case liquefi carbon dioxid cylind gase lind aga market share lead case oxygen argon acetylen case carbon dioxid case nitrogen market messer market leader cylind hydrogen lind aga market share find commiss satisfi transact give lind aga domin posit market liquefi cylind gase austria finland sweden norwai iceland aa market liquefi cylind gase finland sweden norwai iceland highli concentr finland main supplier liquefi cylind gase aga air liquid supplier oy woikoski ab suppli liquid hydrogen smaller volum cylind gase messer sweden main supplier liquefi cylind gase aga air liquid supplier hydroga suppli carbon dioxid hydroga messer ab joint ventur set messer hydroga norwai main supplier liquefi cylind gase aga hydroga iceland supplier industri gase aga bb number market aga market share gt tabl gt gt tabl gt gt tabl gt market liquefi cylind gase iceland aga supplier cc transact strengthen domin posit held aga number market liquefi cylind gase finland sweden norwai iceland propos transact strengthen aga domin posit scandinavian market lind major potenti competitor competitor choos enter scandinavian market basi submiss made notifi parti repli statement object hear commiss reach conclus commun lind oper market industri liquefi cylind gase member state germani franc unit kingdom itali spain netherland belgium austria portug greec justifi assumpt lind major potenti competitor choos enter scandinavian market gt tabl gt total cost estim phase iii lind incur enter market itali notif lind refer activ franc period submit neg result franc year total invest dem million heavi invest long period loss accept order set member state commiss take view probabl feasibl market entri judg point view supplier light characterist market consider size market degre concentr obtain primari import germani franc biggest market industri gase eea itali fourth place unit kingdom swedish market industri gase largest scandinavia size equival german market ga market finland norwai smaller austrian market equival german market market liquefi cylind gase amount eur million sweden eur million finland eur million norwai small market expect lind prepar incur invest cost scale accept long launch period make heavi loss addit market product industri gase countri highli concentr finland sweden norwai main supplier iceland born mind number market liquefi cylind gase finland sweden norwai iceland main supplier aga hold domin posit main supplier finland sweden air liquid european worldwid leader product distribut industri gase small size market liquefi cylind gase scandinavia stiff barrier entri commiss take view lind regard major potenti competitor choos enter scandinavian market find commiss satisfi transact strengthen domin posit held aga market liquefi cylind gase finland sweden norwai iceland commit offer notifi parti commit order overcom commiss object plan transact lind enter commit netherland lind undertak dispos industri cylind ga busi nitrogen oxygen argon carbon dioxid acetylen aga ga bv commit dispos busi extend industri ga fill plant amsterdam staff employe current contract custom supplier forward agent list custom ga cylind commit dispos busi appli special gase includ mison gase medicin purpos austria lind undertak dispos entir ga busi oper austria aga subsidiari aga gmbh commit dispos busi extend air separ plant exist site suppli agreement relat liquefact fill acetylen plant staff employe current contract custom supplier list custom tank instal custom premis tanker transport vehicl ga cylind lind dispos shell compani aga gmbh interest austria assess commit offer netherland commit propos aga cylind ga busi netherland offer sale competitor dispos ensur lind posit market cylind gase strengthen commit compli purchas posit aga ensur transact larg supplier market cylind gase netherland commiss satisfi propos commit prevent creation domin posit market cylind gase netherland austria commit propos aga entir ga busi austria offer sale competitor dispos ensur lind posit market liquefi cylind gase strengthen ensur main supplier austria dispos air separ plant liquefact plant order ensur purchas competit posit aga occupi previous liquefi atmospher gase atmospher gase cylind lind propos commit restrict cylind oxygen nitrogen argon carbon dioxid acetylen exclud cylind hydrogen restrict kind event difficult appli practic cylind gase gener bottl commiss satisfi propos commit prevent creation domin posit market liquefi cylind gase austria vi summari ground set commiss satisfi propos transact creat strengthen domin posit result effect competit significantli imped substanti part common market provid commit enter notifi parti compli proviso transact declar compat common market accord articl merger regul articl eea agreement adopt decis articl notifi concentr lind aktiengesellschaft acquir sole control entir share capit aga ab declar compat common market eea agreement provid commit enter notifi parti set annex decis compli articl decis address lind ag abraham lincoln straße wiesbaden brussel februari commiss mario monti member commiss oj corrigendum oj oj oj turnov calcul accord articl merger regul commiss notic calcul turnov oj turnov januari calcul appli averag ecu exchang rate convert euro basi part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk salomon smith barnei industri gase industri report juli salomon smith barnei industri gase industri report juli salomon smith barnei industri gase industri report juli salomon smith barnei industri gase industri report juli salomon smith barnei industri gase industri report juli lind kompetenz vor ort respons ground annex full origin text condit oblig refer 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