Labour risks shattering Britian's glass sector and moving manufacturing abroad, experts warn
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The sector is "at a crossroads", with producers facing decisions on whether to replace gas furnaces with electric ones, in line with the UK's Net Zero ambitions.
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But, because the UK has some of the highest electricity costs in the developed world, the sums do not add up, said trade body the British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation.
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Some manufacturers have already opted to build new furnaces in mainland Europe, where they are offered greater financial support, it said.
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Meanwhile, imports from countries with lower carbon costs are denting domestic trade, said Paul Pearcy, Federation Manager at British Glass.
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"It shouldn't be cheaper to transport empty glass bottles or sheets of glass from China and Turkey to the UK than it is to produce them in the UK", he said.
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