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Synthomer Receives European Commission Clearance for OMNOVA Acquisition

Completion of the acquisition of OMNOVA is expected in late Q1 2020.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Synthomer plc received conditional clearance from the European Commission regarding its proposed acquisition of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Following its Phase 1 investigation, the European Commission concluded that the transaction, as modified by the commitments offered by Synthomer, does not raise any competition concerns. The commitments require divestment of Synthomer’s small VP Latex business in Germany. The VP Latex business represented less than 0.5% of Synthomer’s 2018 sales volume. Whilst...

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