The Commission stated that, on the basis of the information available to it before the adoption of the annulled decision, it could not affirm without doubt that the positive effects of the aid outweigh its negative effects (the resulting distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States), or that the capacity creation threshold laid down in § 68 of the RAG is not exceeded.
Eu égard à la capacité totale de la nouvelle usine PM2 de 650 000 tonnes par an (chiffre avancé par Smurfit Kappa), les besoins de l’entreprise en termes de produits CCM fournis par des tiers diminueraient de 400 000 tonnes par an.