Energy crisis: some 300 companies in France in difficulty this winter, according to the Government

Some 300 French companies risk finding themselves in difficulties by the end of the year due to rising energy costs, Industry Minister Roland Lescure said on Tuesday.

“Limit the breakage a little”

For companies in crisis, the minister recalled the existence of a support fund for companies that makes it possible to “limit the damage a little”.

He mentioned the famous Duralex glassware, which decided, in the face of exploding energy costs, to put its furnace on standby for at least four months from November and to place all its employees on partial unemployment. Its energy bill was “two million euros last year, and 13 million euros this year,” the minister said.