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Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles |
2022-12-22 |
[NPR] It's a great time to be a candlemaker in Germany. "Candle demand is very strong right now," says Stefan Thomann, Technical Director of the European Candle Manufacturers Association. The candle boom began during the pandemic, after the government imposed lockdowns and Germans began spending a lot more time at home. The industry expected the boom to end once the nation opened back up, Thomann says. "But then the war (in Ukraine) started." |
Posted by:Vespasian Ebboting9735 |
#2 How's those "almost full" gas reserves doing? |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-12-22 11:27 |
#1 "If you go to a store and try to buy anything that you could burn in your oven, you are not going to find anything." Try Bitcoin |
Posted by: European Conservative 2022-12-22 10:20 |