November 15, 2023
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More than 200 employees of the Osnabrück-based paper manufacturer Felix Schoeller, together with the company management, have emphasized their demand for a temporarily capped bridge electricity price for the energy-intensive industry. Under the motto “Save locations and employment – bridge electricity price now!” They gathered for a protest on the factory premises. "Our industry is at a crossroads. The house is on fire and we urgently need the bridge electricity price as fire-fighting water. So that the existing good substance is preserved and we can tackle the ecological transformation with full force. We want to present a completely renovated house in the future and not complain about ruins ", says Uwe Klapper, chairman of the works council at Felix Schoeller's Osnabrück site. “The transformation towards climate neutrality is one of the most demanding challenges in our company’s history. We want to build a sustainable future for our company and employees here in Germany. But first and foremost, this requires a clear political commitment to the basic materials industry in Germany. We need planning security and a common framework for how we plan the conversion. The bridge electricity price is the first step and must come now,” says Matthias Breimhorst, CSO of Felix Schoeller. The energy-intensive industries, which include Felix Schoeller, have been suffering from excessive electricity prices for years. The situation has worsened again with the war in Ukraine. Companies in this country pay for their electricity many times what they pay in France, the USA or China, for example. The IGBCE is calling for a price cap for electricity, the largest cost item for energy-intensive companies, until 2030. To this end, it has joined forces with the DGB, IG Metall and various industry associations, including the employers' association Die Papierindustrie, in the “Alliance for Bridge Electricity Prices” and supports the initiative of the federal states, which are also unanimously in favor of reducing electricity prices. About Felix Schoeller Felix Schoeller harnesses the power of paper. The specialty paper manufacturer empowers customers and partners to develop solutions for the benefit of people and the planet. Founded in 1895, the family business with 17 locations in ten countries offers proven paper solutions from photo and digital printing papers to decorative papers for the furniture and wood industries, release papers for medical devices and industrial applications and sublimation papers for fashion, sportswear and living to flexible paper composites for packaging. In addition to proven paper solutions, Felix Schoeller promotes the use of paper in new applications and replaces limited resources with paper as a renewable raw material. True to the vision of making life better with paper, the company follows the central brand promise PAPER MADE FOR LIFE . Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp has been running the Osnabrück family business in the fifth generation since 2018. In 2021, the world market leader for photo and decorative papers produced around 545,000 tons of special papers for around 1,800 customers in over 65 countries with over 3,700 employees. Sales rose to over 1 billion euros (1,048.6 million) for the first time in more than 125 years of Felix Schoeller. felix-schoeller.com Contact for the media: Andre Partmann Felix Schoeller Holding GmbH & Co. KG • Burg Gretesch 1 • 49086 Osnabrück Telephone: +49 541 3800 200
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