CSR Limited and Boral Limited proposed to form a joint venture to combine their brick operations located on the east coast of Australia including operations in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT.
Outcome of assessment
Not opposed
Total review days *
83
Commenced public review
9th April 2014
Date completed
18th December 2014
Market definition
Please see attached the Public Compestition Assessment.
Competition analysis
Please see attached the Public Compestition Assessment.
Public competition assessment
Public Competition Assessment - 6 August 2015 6th August 2015 MER15+2392.docx (71.9 KB)
Public Competition Assessment - 6 August 2015 6th August 2015 MER15+8065.pdf (212.4 KB)
Statement of issues
Statement of Issues - Word Version 16th October 2014 MER14+10854.docx (117.1 KB)
Statement of Issues - PDF Version 16th October 2014 MER14+10855.pdf (252.4 KB)
Review timeline
Date
Event
9th April 2014
ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.
29th April 2014
ACCC requested further information from the joint venture parties.
1st May 2014
Closing date for submissions for interested parties.
16th May 2014
ACCC requested further information from the joint venture parties. Former proposed decision date of 26 June 2014 delayed to accommodate provision of requested information from the joint venture parties.
26th May 2014
ACCC received the joint venture parties' response to its information request of 29 April 2014.
2nd June 2014
Review suspended at the request of the joint venture parties. The joint venture parties have requested more time to provide additional information to the ACCC (including information requested by the ACCC on 16 May 2014).
12th September 2014
ACCC received additional information from the joint venture parties.
16th October 2014
ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns.
6th November 2014
Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues.
18th December 2014
ACCC announced it would not oppose the proposed joint venture.
* Total Review days = Total business days less public holidays and time during which the review was suspended.