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Germany: in Bavaria, the anguish of a business leader in the face of a possible gas shortage

2022-08-07T19:01:18.184Z


REPORT - If a gas shortage were to occur this winter, the tap could be temporarily closed for certain industrial sectors.


Special Envoy to Bavaria

Industrial area of ​​Weiden, northeast Bavaria.

At a run, Franz-Josef Einhäupl takes us on a tour of his factory.

Metallic parts are piled up on the floor of a hangar: “

Truck trailers, concert stage, street lamps: we are the link between metal producers and users

», Comments the dynamic entrepreneur.

His company has the classic pedigree of the German “Mittelstand”: a business created by his ancestors in the middle of the 19th century, which today has 250 employees.

The core business of Einhäupl Plus is galvanizing, the protection of metal against corrosion.

Suspended by hooks, a gray crosspiece soaks in a large bathtub filled with liquefied zinc.

The gas which burns below in a noise of turbine brings the liquid to the temperature of 450°C.

The solid guy who sweats in his white shirt does his calculations: “

If we no longer receive enough gas, the zinc…

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Source: lefigaro

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