Plastic Omnium/Faurecia Exterior Business: The use of delivery distances in defining the geographic market and how supplyside concentration cancels out buyer power* In a nutshell: An in-depth assessment of the customers' sourcing behaviour and of the Parties delivery distance allowed the Commission to understand that competition takes place within a certain distance from the customers' plants rather than EEA-wide. Also, the specificities of the affected markets, the competitive landscape, and the specificities of the products and production processes allowed the Commission to understand that customers – although concentrated and sophisticated – will not have sufficient countervailing buyer power in this case. 1. Introduction In July 2016, the Commission cleared in first phase the
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The EU Commission clears acquisition between two automotive component manufacturers in the markets for plastic front bumpers, rear bumpers, and front end modules (FEM), subject to conditions (Plastic Omnium / Faurecia )
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