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Photo – Marginal electricity prices may increase by 50% in October 2022
Marginal electricity prices may increase by 50% in October 2022

Ukrainian industrial companies emphasize that this may lead to production stoppages

Photo – European governments save steel industry from high electricity prices
European governments save steel industry from high electricity prices

Spot electricity prices vary across European countries, and governments are introducing packages of measures to overcome the energy crisis

Photo – European steel producers fear a deepening recession due to the energy crisis
European steel producers fear a deepening recession due to the energy crisis

The steel sector replenishes the budgets of European countries with tens billions of euros, but mass shutdowns of capacities will negatively affect the amount of tax revenues

Photo – Electricity prices in Italy increased by 2.3 times from the beginning of 2022
Electricity prices in Italy increased by 2.3 times from the beginning of 2022

In August 2022, the average spot price for electricity in Italy was €537 per MWh, compared to €229.6 per MWh in January 2022

Photo – The EU to set a price ceiling for electricity at €180 MWh
The EU to set a price ceiling for electricity at €180 MWh

The cap will apply directly to the price of electricity produced by non-gas plants

Photo – The Spanish government promised to support the steel industry in the event of energy crisis
The Spanish government promised to support the steel industry in the event of energy crisis

In recent months, the country's government has allocated more than €850 million to support local gas and electricity-intensive industries

Photo – European steelmakers to help politicians overcome the energy crisis – EUROFER
European steelmakers to help politicians overcome the energy crisis – EUROFER

Current gas and electricity prices threaten the viability of the industry in Europe, the association believes

Photo – ArcelorMittal will shut down one of the blast furnaces at the plant in Poland at the end of September 2022
ArcelorMittal will shut down one of the blast furnaces at the plant in Poland at the end of September 2022

The company explains this step by the drop in demand for steel and the increase in the energy costs

Photo – Rebar producer Acciaierie di Sicilia will temporarily stop production in Catania
Rebar producer Acciaierie di Sicilia will temporarily stop production in Catania

Having worked for only a week after the previous downtime, the company shuts down again due to high electricity prices

Photo – Megasa will temporarily stop night production due to high electricity prices
Megasa will temporarily stop night production due to high electricity prices

With this step, the company expects to reduce electricity costs without stopping production

Photo – Slovenia’s SIJ Group will reduce production by the end of 2022
Slovenia’s SIJ Group will reduce production by the end of 2022

In September, the company plans to reduce production by a third, and in the fourth quarter – by 40%

Photo – EUROFER calls on the EU to take urgent action to overcome the energy crisis
EUROFER calls on the EU to take urgent action to overcome the energy crisis

Steelmakers and industrialists from other energy-intensive industries emphasize the impossibility of continuing production in Europe under current conditions

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