These are modest market shares and 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 parties to the merger face competition from major European Union steel companies, notably British 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.
