中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网10月26日报道，全球最大的化学品公司、总部位于德国的巴斯夫将在欧洲寻求永久性的成本节约措施，原因是高昂的能源价格危及其竞争力，首席执行官马丁·布鲁德米勒周三表示。
在伴随巴斯夫第三季度业绩发布的评论中，布鲁德米勒表示：“欧盟计划制定的大量法规带来的不确定性正在给化工行业带来压力。”
“欧洲这些具有挑战性的框架条件危及欧洲生产商的国际竞争力，并迫使我们尽快且永久地调整我们的成本结构。作为一家公司，我们现在必须采取行动。”布鲁德米勒说。
“我们的成本节约计划旨在保障我们在德国和欧洲的中长期竞争力。我们必须采取果断行动，履行对员工、股东和社会的责任。”
由于近几个月能源成本的飙升，巴斯夫现在已成为欧洲工业长期失去竞争力的最引人注目的警告信号之一。
另一家化工巨头德国聚合物材料制造商科思创（Covestro）也表示能源和原材料价格高企对其第三季度收益构成压力。
该公司周二表示：“科思创在2022年第三季度的业务表现正如预期的那样，受到当前欧洲能源危机的高能源和原材料价格的强烈影响。”
欧洲工业因能源成本飙升而遭受重创，以至于它们正在削减或关闭生产，失去全球市场份额，并冒着永久损害欧洲竞争力的风险。飙升的天然气和电力成本导致所有行业的运营成本飙升，从炼钢和汽车制造到纺织和服装。由于制造商正在削减、关闭或转移生产，他们冒着再也不会在欧洲重新开业的风险，从而削弱了欧盟的竞争力，包括对能源转型至关重要的行业，例如金属行业。
黎泱 编译自 油价网
原文如下：
High Energy Prices Force The World’s Largest Chemicals Company To Downsize
The world’s biggest chemicals company, Germany-based BASF, will seek permanent cost-saving measures in Europe due to the high energy prices endangering its competitiveness, chief executive Martin Brudermüller said>In comments accompanying BASF’s third-quarter results release, Brudermüller said, “Uncertainties due to the enormous number of regulations planned by the E.U. are weighing>“These challenging framework conditions in Europe endanger the international competitiveness of European producers and force us to adapt our cost structures as quickly as possible and also permanently. We, as a company, must act now,” Brudermüller said.
“Our cost savings program aims to safeguard our medium- and long-term competitiveness in Germany and Europe. We must take decisive action to fulfill our responsibilities to our employees, shareholders and society.”
BASF has now become>Another chemicals giant, German polymer materials maker Covestro, also flagged high energy and raw material prices that weighed>“Covestro’s business performance in the third quarter of 2022 was, as expected, strongly impacted by high energy and raw material prices in the face of the current European energy crisis,” the company said>European industries are slammed by soaring energy costs so much that they are curtailing or shutting down production, losing global market shares, and risking permanent damage to Europe’s competitiveness. Surging natural gas and electricity costs have resulted in a jump in operational costs for all industries, from steelmaking and car manufacturing to textiles and clothing. As manufacturers are curtailing, shutting down, or relocating production, they risk never reopening in Europe again, eroding the EU’s competitiveness, including in the industries crucial for the energy transition, such as the metals sector.
