On 10 June 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between Dupont and Danisco by which the undertakings E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (‘DuPont’, USA) and Danisco U.S., Inc. (‘Danisco’, USA) which is controlled by Danisco A/S (Denmark) acquire joint control of the undertaking DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (‘DDCE’, USA) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

• For DuPont: production of chemical products, agro-chemicals and other materials.
• For Danisco: production of a broad range of food ingredients.
• For DDCE: development and commercialisation of technology packages for the manufacture of cellulosic ethanol.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission no later than 28th June 2008.

The concentration is pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.