Although the operation will give the parties a high share in the supply of welded titanium tubes in the European Union, the Commission concluded, after an investigation that the joint venture would face effective competition from AST and major Japanese companies including Nippon Steel and Sumitomo in this area.
Bien que l'opération donnera aux parties une part de marché élevée dans la fourniture de tubes soudés titane dans l'Union Européenne, la Commission a conclu, après des investigations, que l'entreprise commune sera confrontée à la concurrence effective de AST et des plus importantes entreprises japonaises de ce domaine, telles Nippon Steel et Sumitomo.
