# German antitrust authority prohibits Miba-Zollern joint venture

The Bundeskartellamt has prohibited the planned joint venture between Miba AG and Zollern GmbH & Co. KG to pool their hydrodynamic plain bearing production activities. The decision was announced on January 17, 2019.

- Type: Regulation
- Announced: 2019-01-17
- Where: Germany
- Status: cancelled
- Products: hydrodynamic plain bearings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Miba AG](https://endata.com/companies/1421.md)
- [Zollern](https://endata.com/companies/19462.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bundeskartellamt.de](https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2019/17_01_2019_Miba_Zollern.html), 2019-01-17: "With the merger, buyers of plain bearings in the respective industrial sectors in Germany and other European countries would lose an important alternative supplier."

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