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The VIK – Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft e.V., Berlin/Germany, calls on the German government to quickly implement Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s announcements to relieve the burden on industry. The entire manufacturing sector has been suffering for months from high energy prices and steadily deteriorating local conditions, as all indices show. In the face of a stubbornly sluggish economy, site ...

The announcements of the last few weeks clearly show how serious the situation is for energy-intensive industry in Germany: production at domestic sites in Europe is being reduced, investments in new plants are taking place in North America or in Asia. “If industrial electricity prices of 120 to 140 €/MWh become the “new normal”, creeping deindustrialisation is inevitable. The lack ...

The German Association of Industrial Energy Consumers (VIK), Berlin/Germany, has expressed concern about the unexpected problems in the European power supply on 8th January 2021. Christian Seyfert, VIK Managing Director: “The incident on 8th January is unfortunately not the first of its kind, but it must be a warning to us all to not lose sight of the topic of ...

Günter Hilken, Chairman of the Executive Board of Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG, was elected to the Chair of the Executive Board of the Verband der Industriellen Energie- und Kraftwirtschaft e.V. (VIK), Berlin/Germany, at a meeting of the association’s board on 27th April 2018. He succeeds Roland Mohr in the role, who is leaving office after three and a half ...