date:Jan 04, 2013
costs are increasingly significant, said Kuyk. Previous uncertainty over future policy was also affecting our competitiveness by acting as a disincentive to investment decisions vital to help us achieve our ambitions for sustainable growth and improved export performance.
Rising costs
Kuyk said the industry already faced rising commodity costs.
Rising [energy] prices could result in a loss of manufacturing capacity, Kuyk warned. We will lose production, we will lose exports, we will lose empl