‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brink
Soaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of global unrest and earlier energy shocks. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSoaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of global unrest and earlier energy shocks. But this winter is bringing extra “stress and pressure”, says its head of sales, Adrian Musgrave.Musgrave’s company makes rolled aluminium, used in packaging, construction and the manufacture of items such as cars and batteries.
- ▪Soaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of global unrest and earlier energy shocks.
- ▪Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSoaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of global unrest and earlier energy shocks.
- ▪But this winter is bringing extra “stress and pressure”, says its head of sales, Adrian Musgrave.Musgrave’s company makes rolled aluminium, used in packaging, construction and the manufacture of items such as cars and batteries.
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT |
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Soaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of global unrest and earlier energy shocks. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSoaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of global unrest and earlier energy shocks. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesManufacturing sector‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brinkFrom Shropshire to Hamburg, depleting reserves and spiralling costs are spawning a continent-wide energy crisisAlex Daniel and Lisa O’CarrollFri 11 Sep 2026 05.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBridgnorth Aluminium has faced down Brexit, Covid and…
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