RplusT wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:57 pm There have been talks that BASF , the largest chemical manufacturer on this planet with a huge pant and headquarters in Germany (54,000 employees) might have to close their doors as they heavily depend on Russian gas. They consume more gas than Switzerland. If so, Germany's economy is done. By they way, BASF set up a new and by far the biggest manufacturing plant in South China. The Chinese will be happy.