BVBVK/UPBIF Energy supplement September 2022
Dutch cold stores association poll its members regarding new measure to cover energy costs
Due to high power prices, energy suppliers charge cold stores high deposits in fruits and vegetables. High refrigeration costs are going to hit sales.
Refrigeration and freezing sector is in a chokehold.
"You can't just turn off a cold store. The sector is in a chokehold, structural measures are needed."
Energy crisis is a hurricane for refrigeration - freezing sector
Le secteur de l'entreposage frigorifique tombe d'une crise à l'autre. Il y a deux ans, la pandémie de corona a causé des problèmes majeurs lorsque les chaînes logistiques ont été perturbées, mais ce n'était rien comparé à la hausse vertigineuse des tarifs de l'énergie à laquelle le secteur doit désormais faire face. "Par rapport aux tempêtes précédentes, cette crise est un ouragan, voire pire", a déclaré Davey Gerlings, PDG de l'association industrielle Nekrovi.
Read more : https://www.foodbusiness.nl/bedrijven/artikel/10900609/energiecrisis-is-een-orkaan-voor-voedselketens
A BVBVK member helps cold stores save energy
In connection with ever-higher energy prices, it is clear that SMEs in the refrigeration/freezer sector are being held in a stranglehold. As an entrepreneur, you can do everything you can to save money, but the products must still be brought in or out through a door. It is precisely these opening times that are responsible for energy losses and, of course, the associated costs.
An OPEN & UNPROOFED DOOR costs MONEY, lots of money.
How can you get a grip on your costs and still be logistically active to the maximum?
Read more about this theme in : 
A BVBVK member helps cold stores save energy.pdf (pdf, 1.68 MB)
Electricity prices for cold stores jump through the roof
Rob van Opzeeland, Kivits Logistics Group: "The energy market really needs to be addressed before major tragedies occur".
Rob does the math. "On 1 January 2021 - not so long ago - electricity cost 50 euros per megawatt. Exactly one year ago, the price of electricity had doubled to EUR 101. Last week the price peaked at EUR 693 per MW, today we are back at a level of EUR 359. All in all during the peak the price was 14 times higher than a year earlier and now we are at a sevenfold increase in the price compared to 1 January 2021."
Read more: Stroomprijs koel- en vrieshuizen door het dak (agf.nl)
Soaring energy prices - politicians do not feel the urgency.
This evening our Dutch colleagues published an update on the situation at the cold stores in their country.
Pass on increased energy costs, otherwise you will soon be out of business.
Extreme electricity costs force Dutch cold-storage warehouses (major consumers of energy) to higher prices.
here (pdf, 410 KB).Refrigeration and freezing companies: "New energy surcharge makes food (even) more expensive."
Read more: Nieuwe energietoeslag maakt voeding (nog) duurder - De Standaard - 31 08 2022.pdf (pdf, 1.54 MB)
Nekovri (Dutch Association of Refrigeration and Freezing Plants) calls on members to pass on energy price increases.
Food is in danger of becoming much more expensive as its storage costs soar. The price of electricity is now seven times higher than the average in 2017-2021.
PRESS RELEASE _ FROZEN FOOD STORAGE SECTOR SUFFERS FROM RISING ELECTRICITY PRICES - 26 08 2022
Please find below the press release about the impact of the continuously and unpredictably rising energy prices on the Belgian Refrigeration and Freezing sector.
The BVBVK starts with energy surcharge
Since energy prices shot through the roof last year, the BVBVK has introduced the "energy price surcharge".
This is a calculation based on objective data, namely the Belpex prices that are published daily on the Elexys website, in order to be able to communicate transparently to customers on a monthly or quarterly basis. When average energy prices rise, a surcharge is received; when average energy prices fall, this obviously works the other way round. It is therefore comparable to the diesel surcharge.
Read more : BVBVK-UPBIF energy supplement February 2022.pdf (pdf, 153 KB)
BVBVK/UPBIF - Look behind the scenes
A federation for the cold storage industry is of paramount importance: it's a body of information that acts as interlocutor and spokesperson in collective sensitive issues affecting the future of your industry and your business.
L'Union Belge d'Entrepôts Frigorifiques is not only a central contact point: now, you receive a lot of information without looking it up yourself. In discussions with policy makers on the environmental costs and food policy , you will find in the Belgian Cold Storage Association a staunch supporter of our industry. Got questions? L'Union Belge d'Entrepôts Frigorifiques (BVBVK/UPBIF) makes every effort to respond to you directly or via its extensive network.
Energy crisis is a hurricane for refrigeration - freezing sector
Le secteur de l'entreposage frigorifique tombe d'une crise à l'autre. Il y a deux ans, la pandémie de corona a causé des problèmes majeurs lorsque les chaînes logistiques ont été perturbées, mais ce n'était rien comparé à la hausse vertigineuse des tarifs de l'énergie à laquelle le secteur doit désormais faire face. "Par rapport aux tempêtes précédentes, cette crise est un ouragan, voire pire", a déclaré Davey Gerlings, PDG de l'association industrielle Nekrovi.
Read more : https://www.foodbusiness.nl/bedrijven/artikel/10900609/energiecrisis-is-een-orkaan-voor-voedselketens
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