Net Stupid: UK’s Largest Fiberglass Factory Closing Over Soaring Energy Costs
'The UK government is standing by and watching British industry collapse.'
by Kurt Zindulka June 23, 2025, 10:08 AM
Britain’s largest producer of fiberglass, a key component in wind turbines and electric cars, is reportedly set to shut down in part due to the high energy costs in the United Kingdom. [emphasis, links added]
The Japanese-owned Electric Glass Fiber UK factory in Wigan, which employs around 250 people, is said to be set for closure after the left-wing Labour Party government failed to organize a buyout from Tokyo-based Nippon Electric Glass owners.
According to the BBC, the owners claimed that the factory operated at a £12 million loss last year due to increased competition from Chinese manufacturers, low sales, and the soaring cost of energy in Britain.
Britain currently has some of the most expensive energy prices in the world, in large part as a result of the very same green agenda, which the Electric Glass Fiber UK factory assisted via its production of the critical component to wind turbines and electric cars.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/uk-fiberglass-factory-closing-energy-costs/
