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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Daniel and Lisa O’Carroll

‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brink

An aerial view of a steel manufacturer in Rotherham, England
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: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Bridgnorth Aluminium has faced down Brexit, Covid and repeated energy shocks in recent years. 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. Like many stretched industrial businesses across Europe, Bridgnorth Aluminium faces a looming threat of soaring energy bills, which Musgrave describes as “just worry upon worry”.

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