China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published its list of unconditionally approved concentration of undertakings cases for the period August 24-30, 2026, including the establishment of a joint venture between Jiarui Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. and Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
The list also included POSCO Holdings' acquisition of equity in Li Holdco Pty Ltd., AISG Labs Pte. Ltd.'s acquisition of equity in INCLOO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD., Shandong Jixin Industrial Development's acquisition of equity in Jiangsu Changaluminum Aluminum Group, and ConocoPhillips Iraq Holdings' acquisition of shares in BP Kirkuk Energy Ltd. The approvals cleared regulatory hurdles for the transactions to proceed.
