The main fuel of Spanish tile manufacturers, Natural gasonce again scares the largest industry in the province of Castellón. One of the key sectors in its manufacturing chain, enamel producers, fried, colors and digital inks, already warn of more costs After the last rebound in gas price.
According to the employer of the ANFFECC enamels, since the middle of December the price of natural gas “More than 53%has risen” And he is returning to values ”What trips prices that we usually had in the years prior to the energy crisis. “Companies point out that forecasts” are not at all bearish in the short and medium term. “
From The tile sector They point to factors such as the shortage of renewable energy, low temperatures in the European contine Energy were considerably high as a result of the Ukraine War.
In these last two years, the sector has seen its profitability very diminished, due precisely to the increases in energy costs and raw materials, and the fall in demand, the result of economic and geopolitical instability at the international level.
In full recovery
The employer also points to the growing bureaucratic and administrative costs derived from European legislation, which suppose “a threat to competitiveness”, at a time when “The sector continues to recover its sales figure and market sharestill resentful of the previous crisis. “
The consequence is “a progressive narrowing of the margins that, together with the loss of competitiveness, suppose a threat to our sector.” From ANFFECC, they insist on the importance of “maintaining profitability to continue with the commitment to R&D, which is the hallmark of this industry internationally.”
From the basic suppliers of the tile, they warn that if the increases in energy prices are still upwards, “It will be essential to review the prices of our products with the purpose of finding sufficient profitability that allows us to maintain employment and production in Spain. “
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