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Energy issues raise concerns: European sector faces 'significant' cost increase.(EURO CHLOR CONFERENCE)
Energy issues were among the key topics raised by executives at the European chlor-alkali industry group Euro Chlor's Seventh International Chlorine Technology Conference and Exhibition, held April 15-17 at Lyon, France. The European industry is grappling with higher energy costs, while it also faces a proposed tougher version of the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS).
The proposed ETS, which is slated to begin in 2013, would hit the sector in the form of much higher energy costs, Euro Chlor's executive director Alistair Steel told delegates. About 50% of the operating costs of European chlor-alkali producers are related to energy, Steel says.
Euro Chlor's management is talking with the …
