Acquirer(s)

  • Amcol Australia Pty Ltd

Target(s)

  • Australian bentonite business of Sibelco Australia Limited

Summary

Amcol Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc., proposes to acquire the assets used by Sibelco Australia Limited to mine and supply bentonite.

Timeline

Date Event

ACCC commenced informal review under the Informal Merger Review Process Guidelines.

Closing date for submissions.

ACCC is awaiting information from the parties. Former provisional date for announcement of ACCC’s findings (25 June 2020) is delayed. ACCC will announce a proposed decision date in due course.

The ACCC discontinued this review after Amcol withdrew its application for informal merger clearance.