INSTORE inspiration magazine
Enormous energy price increases and impending raw material shortages
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For two years now, we have all been confronted with circumstances we did not know about. The Covid pandemic has required a degree of creativity from all of us to meet challenges. However, these are now being surpassed by Russia’s war against Ukraine, which, in addition to being a humanitarian catastrophe, has many consequences for the entire economy, including our industry.
s a direct result of the conflict, energy and working capital costs are rising at an unprecedented rate. These increases are putting severe pressure on the sector. The loss of electricity imports from Russia, the collapse of Ukrainian paper production and the temporary stoppage of paper machines are endangering the paper supply in Europe. In addition to the rise in paper prices, this also affects other raw materials:
