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Will the energy crisis crush European industry?

By Peggy Hollinger, Chris Campbell, Sarah White, Marton Dunai and Madeleine Speed

19 Oct 2022 · 11 min read

In The Big Read from the Financial Times, we discover the impact that the energy crisis is having on a wide variety of industries across Europe. How will the coming months shape the future?

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As European businesses brace for energy shortages, workers at one plant in south-eastern France are getting a new winter wardrobe.

Saint-Gobain, the French building materials group, has ordered extra warm coats and gloves for staff at its warehouse in the Alpine town of Chambéry, who have agreed to turn down the heat this winter. In order to cut gas consumption, temperatures will be closer to 8C, instead of the usual 15C. 

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