German porcelain maker faces fragile future due to Ukraine war

Managing Director Daniel Jeschonowski poses at the gas distribution station of the Kahla household and hotel porcelein factory in Kahla, Germany, June 29, 2022. Kahla, a German porcelein manufactuer founded in 1844, is facing difficulties in production due to the war on Ukraine and its effects on energy prices. REUTERS/Frank Simon

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - For family-owned German porcelain maker Kahla the recent cuts in Russian natural gas supply to Germany and high energy prices due to the Ukraine war pose a looming existential threat.

"As a manufacturer dependent on gas for our production... we are very concerned," said Kahla managing director Daniel Jeschonowski.