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Polwax drops legal challenge to PKN Orlen-Lotos merger

By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( July 10, 2025, 11:26 GMT | Insight) -- Polwax has dropped its legal challenge to the EU merger regulator’s approval for PKN Orlen’s acquisition of rival Polish oil refiner Lotos, MLex has learned. The move comes after a legal opinion for the Court of Justice recommended rejecting the lawsuit by the Polish producer of paraffin products. It had already lost its challenge at the EU General Court.Polwax has dropped its legal challenge to the EU merger regulator’s approval for PKN Orlen’s acquisition of rival Polish oil refiner Lotos, MLex has learned....

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