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Regulator blocks proposed Dulux, Plascon merger

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Proposed deal between AkzoNobel and Kansai Plascon Africa will greatly reduce choice in the local market, Competition Commission says

AkzoNobel's paint factory in Ashington, Britain, is shown in the September 12 2017 file photo. Picture: REUTERShas rejected a proposed merger of paint manufacturers Dulux and Plascon on the grounds that the deal would substantially diminish competition in the local market.

The proposed merger of “combines the largest and second-largest manufacturers of decorative coatings who manufacture the well known Plascon- and Dulux-branded paint products to create a dominant firm with a considerable market share,” the commission said in a statement.

 

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