CCI competition order · 06 Jul 2026
Official title
Dhilmar Ltd. (through its indirect subsidiaries Dhilmar QLD Pty Ltd and Dhilmar QLD Assets Pty Ltd)
Summary
Check the official recordDhilmar Ltd., through its indirect subsidiaries Dhilmar QLD Pty Ltd and Dhilmar QLD Assets Pty Ltd, proposes to acquire the steelmaking coal portfolio of Anglo American Australia Limited and associated entities. The target portfolio includes operations producing premium hard coking coal, semi-soft coking coal, pulverised coal injection coal, and thermal coal, which are supplied to markets in Asia and Europe. The transaction is filed under the Green Channel route pursuant to Section 6(4) of the Competition Act, 2002, as the parties report no existing or potential horizontal, vertical, or complementary overlaps within India.
Who is affected
Summary of the Proposed Transaction [In terms of Regulation 13(2) of the Competition Commission of India (Combinations) Regulations, 2024]
A. Name of the parties to the combination:
B. Nature and purpose of the combination:
C. Area of activity of the Parties to the combination:
Acquirers: Dhilmar Ltd. is a UK-based mining company that owns and operates the Éléonore Gold Mine in Northern Quebec, Canada, a high-grade underground gold mine. Dhilmar QLD Pty Ltd and Dhilmar QLD Assets Pty Ltd are indirectly and wholly owned special purpose vehicles of Dhilmar Ltd. incorporated in Queensland, Australia.
Targets: The Targets comprise Anglo American’s steelmaking coal portfolio in Australia. The Targets’ primary products are premium hard coking coal, semi- soft coking coal, pulverised coal injection coal, and thermal coal, which are sold to steelmakers in Asia (including Japan, Korea, India, China, Brazil, Taiwan), and Europe.
D. Green Channel Notification: