I know I said that I wouldn't post on Q's threads any more, but I just had to post this link:
Aluminium producer files for bankruptcy
Note that the reason is high electricity costs: ""Production of metals, particularly aluminum, is at risk in Germany due to high electricity prices that are no longer internationally competitive," said Grillo.
German users of over 20 GWh per year pay 11.95 euro cents per kWh, compared to 6.9 cents in France, according to energy.eu data for November 2011. Among the 27 EU countries only Cyprus, Italy, Malta and Slovakia have higher prices for heavy users of electricity."
What were you saying again about the cost of electricity in Germany?