Unilin places some of its staff on temporary unemployment

Sander Laridon of Unilin Group confirms that energy costs are three to four times higher compared to last year. For now, the company is placing a number of employees on temporary unemployment for five weeks between now and the end of December. The situation is being monitored, because if demand does increase, temporary unemployment can be recalculated.

The high energy costs are reflected in the prices of the raw materials? Consumers are also cutting back on spending due to high inflation. Sander Laridon points out that the energy cost problem only affects Europe, which means that European companies cannot compete with non-European countries . “European industry is pricing itself out of the market compared to other parts of the world, such as China, the United States and Turkey.”