Soaring natural-gas costs in Britain have introduced on U.S. fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. to shut two U.Good ample. plants, in a signal that Europe’s vitality crunch is affecting industry as the economy struggles with several assorted disruptions amid the restoration from the pandemic.
Businesses across Britain are complaining about high vitality costs, with some steelmakers forced to halt manufacturing for intervals during the day as the value of electricity rises almost seven occasions increased than at the same point last year. Vitality markets have also jumped in France, the Netherlands and Germany, ahead of anticipated increased demand in the winter.