Nynas buy of failing refinery boosted market resilience, EU's McCallum says
By Nicholas Hirst ( March 26, 2026, 23:06 GMT | Insight) -- The 2013 sale of a Shell refinery to rival Nynas shows how a deal can improve market resilience, according to a top enforcer from the bloc. The deal was approved under special EU rules for deals involving failing firms. Resilience will be an important new concept in the forthcoming revision of the bloc’s merger guidelines, with advisors and companies hungry for guidance on how it may be applied.The 2013 sale of a Shell refinery to rival Nynas is an example of how a deal improved market resilience, according to a top enforcer from the bloc. ...
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