These are modest market shares an
d will not give the parties the power to determine prices, restrict production or distribution
or hinder effective competition. Furthermore on all the above relevant product markets the pa
rties to the merger face competition from maj
or European Union steel companies ...[+++], notably B
ritish Steel, Thyssen Krupp Stahl, Usinor, Arbed/Aceralia Cockerill Sambre, Hoogovens, Preussag, Voest-Alpine
Les parties à la concentration sont confrontées dans l'UE à plusieurs concurrents disposant de ressources importantes, dont certains détiennent des parts de marché supérieures ou comparables, en particulier Thyssen Krupp Stahl, Arbed/Aceralia, Usinor, Cockerill Sambre, Hoogovens, Preussag, Voest Alpine et British Steel.