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'Worst crisis since the second world war': Germany prepares for a Russian gas embargo

By Guy Chazan, Joe Miller and Martin Arnold
Financial Times·
13 mins to read

Industry and economists say a ban would be catastrophic for the country's economy, but many companies expect it to happen anyway.

Rosenthal, one of Germany's oldest porcelain manufacturers, has seen plenty of disruption in its 140-year history. But nothing has prepared it for this: the threat of a cut-off of natural gas that would bring production of its bone china plates, bowls and vases to an abrupt halt.

"We can't live without gas," says Mads Ryder, Rosenthal's chief executive. "We

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