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Soaring prices have a strong impact on companies. The explanations of the president of the association of large industrial consumers.
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By Olivier Ubertalli
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PFor many French companies, energy bills have already increased since the start of the war in Ukraine. Before Covid, the price of gas hovered around 15 euros per kilowatt hour (kWh). Today, it fluctuates between 100 and 200 euros per kWh. We are thus witnessing an extreme volatility of the price. On Wednesday March 9 alone, it fell by 25%. It is estimated that around 45% of the gas imported by the European Union comes from Russian deposits.
French manufacturers are used to buying their gas on the futures markets. “For 2022, companies…
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