{
  "id": 5127453,
  "title": "Rincari energetici, le imprese temono 18 miliardi in bolletta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rincari-energetici-le-imprese-temono-18-miliardi-in-bolletta",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:53:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Il Sole 24 Ore",
    "slug": "il-sole-24-ore",
    "url": "https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/rincari-energetici-imprese-temono-18-miliardi-bolletta-AJolBw0"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "Gas-intensive companies fear an additional 18 billion euro in energy bills due to recent price increases in the Middle East, according to Aldo Chiarini, president of Gas Intensive. This price surge is projected to double energy costs, including both gas and electricity price hikes, from 9 to approximately 18 billion euros per year. If current spot prices remain constant, the entire manufacturing sector, including industries like steel, paper, chemicals, ceramics, glass, and cement, could face significantly higher energy costs of 133% more for gas and 87% more for electricity annually.\n\nAldo Chiarini warns that with gas prices consistently above 70 euro per MWh, many energy-intensive productions will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to remain competitive. Some companies are already considering whether to resume production post-summer or whether it would be more convenient to stay idle at these price levels. Others, unable to shut down their plants, will be forced to operate at a loss until the situation improves. The approaching winter further exacerbates the risks, with European storage levels just at 65%, the lowest in recent years, increasing the potential for even greater losses in the coming months.\n\nTo address these challenges, urgent measures such as implementing the liquidity service from the Bollette decree are necessary to eliminate the Psv-Ttf differential (difference between the Italian and Dutch reference hubs) and allow for compensated interruptions of gas withdrawals by large consumers \"adequate to the exceptional conditions of this year.\" Chiarini acknowledges the need for extraordinary measures, similar to those taken during the energy crisis of 2022, along with a long-term supply system for gas-intensive enterprises that allows access to prices comparable to GNL in foreign markets.\n\nAssociations representing various sectors share similar concerns. Lorenzo Poli, president of Assocarta, notes that if gas prices remain constant at 70 euro per MWh throughout the year, the gas expense for the paper industry would increase by one billion euros, rising from 0.8 billion in 2025 to 1.8 billion in 2026—more than double. Vitaliano Torno, new president of Assovetro, adds that the gas bill for glass production would rise by 90 million euros annually, with an additional 20 million euros in spreads to the Psv. These conditions present significant challenges for various industries, including fiber reinforcement, household glass, automotive glass, and packaging, which already face unfair international competition and declining demand due to the overall economic slowdown.",
  "summary": "«Per le imprese gas intensive gli aumenti dei prezzi del gas registrati nelle ultime settimane conseguenti alle tensioni in Medioriente sono fonte di grandi preoccupazioni: si consolidano i precedenti rincari...",
  "key_points": [
    "Gas-intensive companies fear 18 billion euro increase in energy bills",
    "Price surge projected to double energy costs, including gas and electricity",
    "Energy-intensive sectors could face 133% higher gas costs, 87% higher electricity costs"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}