British Ceramic Confederation chief executive Laura Cohen said gas prices were 10 times higher than a year ago
The Ukraine crisis has made the rising energy price situation "even worse", a UK ceramics manufacturing industry trade body says.Spiralling energy costs are of concern for energy-intensive manufacturers including the ceramics industry.Chief executive Laura Cohen said: "Now gas prices are 10 times what they were a year ago... energy prices as a whole for British manufacturers are internationally uncompetitive.
"The Ukraine crisis has made things even worse. We need government urgently to target some relief towards ceramics and other energy-intensive manufacturing sectors." Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the trading, banking and shipping sectors reluctant to buy Russian commodities, pushing up prices.Spiralling energy costs are a major concern for energy-intensive manufacturers such as ceramics businesses