Italian manufacturers cut output to save energy, govt official says

MILAN: Energy-intensive industries in Italy are modifying their production to save energy as they struggle with soaring bills, a top official at the Ecological Transition Ministry said on Sunday.

“There are entire industrial sectors, the glass and canning industry, where rationing, in the form of self-rationing, has already begun, albeit silently,” said Massimiliano Atelli, who heads the ministry’s committee that evaluates the environmental impact of new renewable energy plants.