Kingspan faces EU sanction as merger-procedure probe enters endgame
By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( September 14, 2026, 15:47 GMT | Insight) -- Irish building-materials group Kingspan is heading for formal censure by the European Commission over its conduct in the 2021 review of its abandoned move for Slovenian rival Trimo, MLex has learned. The company met with EU officials last week, signalling the probe is nearing an end after the regulator issued formal charges in 2024 for misleading officials. Irish building-materials group Kingspan is heading for formal censure by the European Commission over its conduct in the 2021 review of its abandoned move for Slovenian rival Trimo, MLex has learned....
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