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On 13 July 2005 the Commission adopted a Decision in a merger case under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, and in particular Article 8(2) of that Regulation. A non-confidential version of the full Decision can be found in the authentic language of the case and in the working languages of the Commission on the website of the Directorate-General for Competition, at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/index_en.html.
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Source: Commission's market investigation | ||
EEA 2000-2004 | EUR (millions) | Market share % |
---|---|---|
Siemens | 318 | [10-20]a % |
VA Tech | [30-40]a % | |
Combined | 50 % | |
Alstom | [20-30]a % | |
GE Hydro | [0-10]a % | |
Ansaldo | [<1]a % | |
Andritz | [<1]a % | |
Others | 473 | [20-30]a % |
Total | 100 % |
HIGH-VOLTAGE PRODUCTS (FOR TRANSMISSION NETWORKS OPERATING AT VOLTAGES BETWEEN 52 KV AND 800 KV)
air-insulated switchgear
gas-insulated switchgear
circuit breakers
disconnectors
instrument transformers
coils
TRANSFORMERS
power transformers
distribution transformers
ENERGY AUTOMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
power system management
protective relays
TURNKEY PROJECTS
high-voltage projects
medium-voltage projects
T&D SERVICES
asset services
network planning.
a 40 % non-controlling shareholding; 60 % sold in 2004 to Southern States LLC (United States) | ||||
Product | Siemens | VA Tech | Combined | Main competitors |
---|---|---|---|---|
a. High-voltage products | [10-20]a | [0-10]a | [20-30]a | Areva 18, ABB 15 |
(i) air-insulated switchgear | [0-10]a | [0-10]a | [10-20]a | Areva 12; ABB 9, Cegelec 6, EFACEC 6 |
(ii) gas-insulated switchgear | [30-40]a | [10-20]a | [40-50]a | ABB 33, Areva 23 |
(iii) circuit breakers | [30-40]a | [0-10]a | [40-50]a | Areva 30, ABB 28 |
(iv) disconnectors | [30-40]a | [20-30]a | [30-40]a | Areva 21, HAPAM 14 |
(v) instrument transformers | 10-20]a | [0-10]a | [10-20]a | Areva 20-25, ABB 10-15, Ritz 10-15, Arteche 10-15, Pfiffner 3-8 |
(vi) coils | [20-30]a | [10-20]a | [40-50]a | Areva 22-27, ABB 17-22, Trafomec 5-10 |
b. Transformers | [10-20]a | [0-10]a | [20-30]a | ABB 18-23, Areva 13-18, RWE Solutions 8-13, Schneider 4-7, Pauwels 4-7, others |
(i) power transformers | [10-20]a | [10-20]a | [20-30]a | ABB 20-25, Areva 15-20, RWE Solutions 7-14, Pauwels 2-5, EFACEC 2-5, others |
(ii) distribution transformers | [10-20]a | [0-10]a | [10-20]a | ABB 12-17, Schneider 10-15, RWE Solutions 8-13, Areva 7-12, Pauwels 5-10, others |
c. Energy Automation and Information Systems | ||||
(i) power system management | [10-20]a | [10-20]a | [20-30]a | ABB 8-12, Areva 6-10, others (including various software companies) |
(ii) protective relays | [20-30]a | [0-10]a | [20-30]a | Areva 23-27, ABB 13-17, Schneider 4-8 |
d. Turnkey projects | [20-30]a | [0-10]a | [30-40]a | ABB 18, Areva 14, Cegelec 9 |
(i) high-voltage projects | [50-60]a | [10-20]a | [70-80]a | ABB 21, Areva 9 |
(ii) medium-voltage projects | [10-20]a | [0-10]a | [10-20]a | ABB 17, Areva 16, Cegelec 12 |
e. T&D services | No affected markets on an EEA or national basis |
an overall market for mechanical metallurgical plant building (either limited to ferrous metals or covering both ferrous and non-ferrous metals);
possible submarkets for the various process steps of mechanical metallurgical plant building.
the overall market for electrical metallurgical plant building including all of the following possible submarkets:
the possible (more narrowly defined) overall market for electrical metallurgical plant building at automation levels 0 to 2 in the area of iron/steel;
the possible submarkets for electrical metallurgical plant building at the liquid phase, hot phase and cold phase and for long product rolling (process-stage markets) in the area of iron/steel and the possible process-step markets (or further subdivision, e.g. by levels of automation), and possible level-1 and level-2 submarkets;
the markets for aluminium hot rolling and aluminium cold rolling.
the possible market for IT solutions for plant logistics/MES/level 3.
Voith Siemens is the joint venture through which Siemens is active in hydroelectric power.
IV/M. 1450 — SMS/Mannesmann Demag.
The parties’ activities in this area relate as a rule to non-industrial building installations (residential and office buildings and such structures as concert halls, museums, hospitals and tunnels).