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PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall Welcomes Plans for an Industrial Electricity Price

Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall

IG Metall, Mainforum, Gebäude, Fahnen

3 May 2023 3 May 2023


We have long called for an industrial electricity price for energy-intensive industries that face international competition. Most recently, this was highlighted during a nationwide day of action by workers in energy-intensive industries on March 1. We welcome the consideration of an industrial electricity price. We need such a bridge until sufficiently affordable renewable energy is available. Without such a bridge, there is a risk of an exodus of strategically important sectors of the basic materials industry, such as steel, from Germany.

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